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

2. 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) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

3. In which of the following fields does Nnawkanze work?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Railways.
(c) Airports.
(d) Highways.

4. Over which of the following commodities does Kainene assert Nigeria fights to reclaim Biafra?
(a) Oil.
(b) Gold.
(c) Coal.
(d) Tin.

5. Which of the following activities does Richard note having shared with Martin in their childhood?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Bowling.
(c) Polo.
(d) Golf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following languages does Odenigbo speak to Ugwu?

2. The phrase “Ada m bu Jomo” (18) most nearly means which of the following?

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

4. On which of the following streets does Odenigbo have a house in Nsukka?

5. The comment that “her life in Nsukka felt like being immersed in a mesh of soft feathers” (65) offers an example of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the first ethical question Odenigbo poses to Ugwu?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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