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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “They are killing us like ants” (181) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Simile.

2. To which of the following levels of schooling had Ugwu attained before entering Odenigbo’s service?
(a) Standard five.
(b) Standard four.
(c) Standard two.
(d) Standard three.

3. From which of the following does Phyllis Okafor hail?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Alabama.
(c) MIssissippi.
(d) Georgia.

4. Which of the following does Special Julius deliver?
(a) Jameson’s.
(b) White Horse.
(c) Tullamore Dew.
(d) Crown Royal.

5. Which of the following descriptions does Adebayo apply to Olanna?
(a) Illogically pretty.
(b) Logically ugly.
(c) Logically pretty.
(d) Illogically ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following fields does Nnawkanze work?

2. For which of the following university departments does Ugwu’s aunt work?

3. To which of the following is Nzeogwu reported to have traveled?

4. With which of the following does Olanna furnish Ugwu?

5. Which of the following does Odenigbo’s friend Prof. Ezeka drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard note wanting Kainene to accompany him to Martin’s wedding in London?

2. What differences does Uguw mark between himself and other houseboys?

3. What reaction does Kainene note about Richard’s first submitted article on the violence in Nigeria?

4. What chores does Ugwu adopt early in his service to Odenigbo?

5. What things does Olanna note having left behind in Nsukka when she evacuates to Abba?

6. How does Ugwu’s aunt describe Odenigbo at the beginning of the novel?

7. How are Olanna’s eyes depicted as she flees back to Nsukka after the second coup?

8. Why does Odenigbo reject the idea of pan-Africanism?

9. How does Ugwu’s aunt describe a refrigerator to him?

10. What virtue does Ugwu ascribe to the arigbe herb?

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