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

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 three.
(d) Standard two.

3. The phrase “a flat, sallow gray, like a poorly wiped blackboard” (196) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

4. The phrase “ezi okwu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Are you hungry?
(b) Really?
(c) What do you mean?
(d) Huh?

5. To which of the following does Richard speak in Kano as he returns from Martin’s wedding?
(a) Nnesinachi.
(b) Nsukka.
(c) Nnaemeka.
(d) Umunnachi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is said to be Susan’s eye color?

3. The phrase “a new country, which would be named after the bay, the Bight of Biafra” (198) offers an example of which of the following?

4. Whom of the following secures lodging for Olanna and Odenigbo after they depart Abba?

5. Against which of the following European nations does the novel ascribe the establishment of Nigeria?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Madu report having escaped the second coup?

3. Explain the meaning of “Better be late than THE late” (32).

4. Why does Olanna note thinking that her driver needs to believe in the Sardauna’s survival?

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

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

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

8. What reason does Ugwu voice for not killing a gecko?

9. How does Richard initially react to the attack on the airport as he travels back from London?

10. In what way does Richard disappoint the Igbo elder with whom he discusses ancient bronze pots?

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