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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 schools does Kainene note she and Olanna attended?
(a) Heatherdell.
(b) Grovegarden.
(c) Groveheath.
(d) Heathgrove.

2. Which of the following activities does Richard note having shared with Martin in their childhood?
(a) Clarinet lessons.
(b) Vocal lessons.
(c) Piano lessons.
(d) Violin lessons.

3. By which of the following names does Ugwu note Nnesinachi sometimes calls him?
(a) Chioke.
(b) Chejna.
(c) Odenigbo.
(d) Anulika.

4. 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?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Anaphora.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For which of the following university departments does Ugwu’s aunt work?

2. At which of the following universities is Olanna reported to have taken a master’s degree?

3. Which of the following does Ugwu see Jomo kill?

4. Which of the following sports does Odenigbo report playing?

5. In which of the following departments at the university in Nsukka does Olanna note accepting a job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Richard disappoint the family of the slain customs officer he visits?

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

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

5. What reaction does Kainene note about Richard’s first submitted article on the violence in Nigeria?

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

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

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

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

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

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