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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following books does Ugwu want to apply with Eberechi?
(a) Kama Sutra.
(b) She Comes First.
(c) Concise Couples Handbook.
(d) Kinsey Report.

3. Which of the following books is given to Olanna’s schooling efforts?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Sense and Sensibility.
(c) Romance of a Shop.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

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

5. What does Ugwu report is taken from his uncle in an attempt to work bad medicine against him?
(a) A piece of shirtsleeve.
(b) A piece of underwear.
(c) A piece of hair.
(d) A piece of fingernail.

6. Which of the following does Odenigbo pull from a Red Cross package?
(a) Nestle Quik.
(b) Swiss Miss.
(c) Ovaltine.
(d) YooHoo

7. Which of the following kinds of trees surrounds the house Kainene buys?
(a) Cashew.
(b) Avocado.
(c) Pecan.
(d) Orange.

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

9. From which of the following does Muokelu hail?
(a) Ogidi.
(b) Nkpor.
(c) Abacha.
(d) Eziowelle.

10. About which of the following is the first piece Richard writes at Madu’s behest?
(a) The rise of Nsukka.
(b) The fall of Nsukka.
(c) The fall of Onitsha.
(d) The rise of Onitsha.

11. For which of the following does Olanna note Odenigbo works?
(a) Agitator Corps.
(b) Marine Corps.
(c) Peace Corps.
(d) Provisioner Corps.

12. The phrase “ola m” carries what meaning in the text?
(a) My child.
(b) My heart.
(c) My gold.
(d) My dear.

13. Which of the following roofs the bunker Odenigbo and others in the neighborhood build?
(a) Banana trunks.
(b) Zinc sheeting.
(c) Palm trunks.
(d) Iron sheeting

14. Which of the following does Olanna read as she makes to return to Nsukka after Odenigbo’s infidelity?
(a) New Biafran.
(b) New York Times.
(c) New Nigerian.
(d) New Day Dawning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase “the vulnerabilities he wore so openly knotted as his throat like a tie” (304) offers an example of which of the following?

2. The comment that “to cook with the peels was like choosing the hairy skin of a goat rather than the meat” (261) offers an example of which of the following?

3. In which of the following societies does Olanna take office?

4. Which of the following foods has Harrison cooked when Richard confesses his perfidy to Kainene?

5. Which of the following subjects does Olanna intend that she, Muoleku, and Ugwu will teach?

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