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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 pretty.
(b) Illogically ugly.
(c) Logically ugly.
(d) Logically pretty.

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

3. About which of the following does Richard’s servant rebuke Kainene’s?
(a) Apple crisp.
(b) Sweet potato pie.
(c) Peach cobbler.
(d) Rhubarb crumble.

4. The name “Ogbenyealu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Let’s watch and see what next God will bring.
(b) Hoped-for beloved of God.
(c) God's gold.
(d) Not to Be Married to a Poor Man.

5. Which of the following languages does Odenigbo speak to Ugwu?
(a) Hausa.
(b) Amharic.
(c) Igbo.
(d) Yoruba.

Short Answer Questions

1. About which of the following does Richard’s servant rebuke Kainene’s?

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

3. The word “kedu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?

4. Which of the following does Odenigbo’s friend Okeoma drink?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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