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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 names attaches itself to the soldier who successfully attempts to conscript Ugwu?
(a) Bob.
(b) Kill And Go.
(c) Target Destroyer.
(d) High-Tech.

2. Which of the following journals does Ugwu note having attempted to read?
(a) Mathematical Annals.
(b) Acta Mathematica.
(c) Mathematical Spectrum.
(d) Mathematical Logic Quarterly.

3. The word “biko” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Thank you.
(b) Sorry.
(c) Please.
(d) Come again.

4. The comment that “Her bladder felt painfully, solidly full, as though it would burst and release not urine but the garbled prayers she was muttering” (344) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Analogy.

5. About which of the following does Richard write?
(a) Stock markets.
(b) Tin markets.
(c) Forest markets.
(d) Oil markets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following books does Ugwu want to apply with Eberechi?

2. Which of the following does Ugwu see leaving Odenigbo’s room?

3. On which of the following days is Odenigbo’s child delivered?

4. How long does Olanna note it took Odenigbo and others in the neighborhood to dig out a bunker?

5. Which of the following foods has Harrison cooked when Richard confesses his perfidy to Kainene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason is given for many African countries refusing to recognize or support Biafra?

2. What event spurs Olanna to move back in with Odenigbo?

3. Why does Richard confess his perfidy to Kainene?

4. Why does Olanna note the upstairs living room in her parents’ house is called the ladies’ parlor?

5. For what in her past does Olanna grieve?

6. What is the stated significance of Port Harcourt to Biafra?

7. What reasons does Olanna note for her anger at Odenigbo for his infidelity?

8. What reasons does Madu give for wanting Richard to document conditions in Biafra?

9. What reasons does Ugwu give for disliking the relief food?

10. What reasons does Ugwu give for wanting to see an Indian film after the festival with Richard?

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