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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 first attempts to conscript Ugwu?
(a) Bob.
(b) High-Tech.
(c) Kill And Go.
(d) Target Destroyer.

2. The phrase “ejima m” carries which of the following meanings in the text”
(a) My twin.
(b) My love.
(c) My gold.
(d) My own.

3. Which of the following books is given to Olanna’s schooling efforts?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Sense and Sensibility.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Romance of a Shop.

4. Which of the following kinds of trees surrounds the house Kainene buys?
(a) Pecan.
(b) Cashew.
(c) Orange.
(d) Avocado.

5. Which of the following is Special Julius accused of selling?
(a) Forged passes.
(b) Forged banknotes.
(c) Forged medical records.
(d) Forged license plates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following journals does Ugwu note having attempted to read?

2. Which of the following roofs the bunker Odenigbo and others in the neighborhood build?

3. Which of the following does Olanna’s mother accuse her servant of stealing?

4. Which of the following cities reportedly sees demonstrations in response to starvation in Biafra?

5. Which of the following names attaches itself to the soldier who successfully attempts to conscript Ugwu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason is given for the lack of supplies at the relief center?

2. What reasoning is given for resisting Ugwu as a teacher?

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

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

5. How does Olanna describe Muokelu?

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

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

8. What, ultimately, is the obunigwe?

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

10. For what does Olanna upbraid her father at her mother’s request?

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