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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 cities reportedly sees demonstrations in response to starvation in Biafra?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Washington, DC.

2. What news does Olanna receive when Odenigbo visits her apartment after his infidelity?
(a) Amala is pregnant.
(b) His mother is dead.
(c) His mother is pregnant.
(d) Amala is dead.

3. Which of the following subjects does Olanna intend that she, Muoleku, and Ugwu will teach?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Physics.

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

5. The comment that “Everything he did for the rest of the day was colored with a bitter dye” (372) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following festivals does Ugwu take Richard?

2. Which of the following offices does Olanna take?

3. Which of the following does Odenigbo pull from a Red Cross package?

4. Which of the following names attaches itself to the soldier who first attempts to conscript Ugwu?

5. In which of the following does Richard report meeting Ojukwu?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard confess his perfidy to Kainene?

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

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

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

5. What, ultimately, is the obunigwe?

6. What is Kainene’s reaction to Richard’s determination to attend a memorial for Winston Churchill’s death?

7. What are Olanna’s initial clues about Odenigbo’s infidelity to her?

8. How does Olanna describe Muokelu?

9. What reasons does Ugwu note for suspecting foul play from Odenigbo’s mother?

10. What reasons does Ugwu note for his soured opinion towards Eberichi?

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