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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) Simile.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Litotes.

2. Which of the following does Odenigbo’s friend Prof. Ezeka drink?
(a) Gin.
(b) Fanta.
(c) Golden Guinea beer.
(d) Brandy.

3. The comment that “she looked, for a moment, like a shapely spirit who had emerged from the sea” (115) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Analogy.

4. How old does Richard report having been when he was orphaned?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

5. Whom of the following secures lodging for Olanna and Odenigbo after they depart Abba?
(a) Adebayo.
(b) Anulika.
(c) Acahara.
(d) Aniekwena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following novels does Ugwu attempt to study on the night of the initial coup in Nigeria?

2. The phrase “a flat, sallow gray, like a poorly wiped blackboard” (196) offers an example of which of the following?

3. In which of the following do Olanna’s aunt and uncle live?

4. To which of the following markets in Lagos does Olanna take the pregnant Arize?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Richard’s university-provided accommodations described?

3. What reasons does Olanna give for preferring train travel to plane travel?

4. What are the chants offered at the seminar in Nsukka at which Ojukwu appears and speaks?

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

6. To what does Ugwu ascribe his upset stomach when he visits his parents’ home?

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

8. What reasons does Olanna give for her parents fleeing overseas after the initial coup?

9. Why does Richard initially assume Kainene is the mistress of a Nigerian politician?

10. Who are those named as enemies by the Revolutionary Council?

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