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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Okeoma compare Olanna?
(a) A nymph.
(b) A mermaid.
(c) A fairy.
(d) A goddess.

2. At which of the following does Olanna work?
(a) Akwakuma Primary School.
(b) Akwakuma Secondary School.
(c) Akwakuma Tertiary School.
(d) Heathgrove Inclusive School.

3. The phrase “onye ocha” carries what meaning in the text?
(a) Black man.
(b) Black woman.
(c) White woman.
(d) White man.

4. Which of the following supplies does Olanna offer to Alice?
(a) Salt.
(b) Ovaltine.
(c) Dried milk.
(d) Sugar.

5. The comment that “Her bladder felt painfully, solidly full, as though it would burst and release not urine but the garbled prayers she was muttering” (344) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Metaphor.

6. How long does Olanna note it took Odenigbo and others in the neighborhood to dig out a bunker?
(a) A week.
(b) A month.
(c) A day.
(d) A year.

7. To which of the following hospitals does Olanna take Baby?
(a) Tern.
(b) Flamingo.
(c) Albatross.
(d) Pelican.

8. The phrase that “it was as if she was throwing shackles off her wrists” (292) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

9. Which of the following foods has Harrison cooked when Richard confesses his perfidy to Kainene?
(a) Peach cobbler.
(b) German chocolate cake.
(c) Pecan pie.
(d) Lemon tart.

10. Which of the following is Olanna cooking when news arrives that Odenigbo’s child has been delivered?
(a) Strawberry cake.
(b) Banana fritters.
(c) Poppyseed kolaches.
(d) Chocolate doughnuts.

11. Which of the following cities reportedly sees demonstrations in response to starvation in Biafra?
(a) Budeapest.
(b) Prague.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Warsaw.

12. Which of the following subjects does Olanna intend that she, Muoleku, and Ugwu will teach?
(a) English.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) German.

13. Which of the following subjects does Olanna intend that she, Muoleku, and Ugwu will teach?
(a) Physics.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Biology.

14. Whom of the following is among Olanna’s students?
(a) Nkiruka.
(b) Amala.
(c) Nnesiachi.
(d) Anulika.

15. Which of the following does Ugwu associate with witchcraft?
(a) Barking dogs.
(b) Hooting owls.
(c) Gathering stormclouds.
(d) Massed flies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Madu bring that Richard drinks?

2. The comment that “Everything he did for the rest of the day was colored with a bitter dye” (372) offers an example of which of the following?

3. Which of the following does Odenigbo pull from a Red Cross package?

4. Which of the following books is given to Olanna’s schooling efforts?

5. Which of the following does Olanna read as she makes to return to Nsukka after Odenigbo’s infidelity?

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