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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. To which of the following does Richard submit his first article about the violence in Nigeria?
(a) The Independent.
(b) The Times.
(c) The Picayune.
(d) The Herald.

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

3. In which of the following departments at the university in Nsukka does Olanna note accepting a job?
(a) Physics.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Biology.

4. The comment that “They spurted hundreds of scattered bullets before dark balls rolled out from underneath, as if the planes were laying large eggs” (252) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Odenigbo’s friend Dr. Patel drink?

2. The phrase “I tetago” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

3. By which of the following names does Ugwu’s sexual partner call hum during their assignations?

4. The comment about “the kind of woman whose sneeze, whose laugh and talk, would be soft as the under feathers closes to a chicken’s skin” (23) offers an example of which of the following?

5. By which of the following names does Ugwu note Nnesinachi sometimes calls him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Olanna report to Odenigbo upon her return to Nsukka after the second coup?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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