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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of which of the following is Olanna robbed as she departs a relief center?
(a) Corned beef.
(b) Stockfish.
(c) Egg yolk powder.
(d) Cornmeal.

2. Which of the following does Odenigbo pull from a Red Cross package?
(a) Comino.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Paprika.
(d) Salt.

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

4. Which of the following cities reportedly sees demonstrations in response to starvation in Biafra?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) Berlin.

5. The word “biko” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Thank you.
(b) Sorry.
(c) Come again.
(d) Please.

6. Which of the following does Olanna’s mother’s servant attempt to steal?
(a) Corn.
(b) Barley.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Rice.

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

8. Which of the following foods has Harrison cooked when Richard confesses his perfidy to Kainene?
(a) Chicken in cream sauce.
(b) Porkchops and applesauce.
(c) Fish and chips.
(d) Steak tartare.

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

10. Which of the following names attaches itself to the soldier who first attempts to conscript Ugwu?
(a) Target Destroyer.
(b) Bob.
(c) Kill And Go.
(d) High-Tech.

11. Which of the following nations is reported to recognize an independent Biafra?
(a) Tanzania.
(b) Togo.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Tunisia.

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

13. The comment that “It was like somebody sprinkling pepper on his wound” (462) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

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

15. In which of the following does Kainene buy a house?
(a) Omet’iklan.
(b) Orlu.
(c) Owerri.
(d) Onitsha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following reportedly enables the loss of a baby?

2. To which of the following festivals does Ugwu take Richard?

3. Which of the following serves as a door for the bunker Odenigbo and others in the neighborhood build?

4. Which of the following supplies does Olanna offer to Adanna?

5. From which of the following does Muokelu hail?

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