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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. The comment that “to cook with the peels was like choosing the hairy skin of a goat rather than the meat” (261) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Metaphor.

2. To which of the following festivals does Ugwu take Richard?
(a) Onwa-eto.
(b) Omabe.
(c) Ori-okpa.
(d) Eastchella.

3. The phrase “the vulnerabilities he wore so openly knotted as his throat like a tie” (304) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

4. Which of the following does Olanna’s mother accuse her servant of stealing?
(a) Bracelets.
(b) Rings.
(c) Necklaces.
(d) Earrings.

5. Of which of the following does Richard think after confessing his perfidy to Kainene?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Moliere.
(c) Camus.
(d) Dumas.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The comment that “Kainene’s approval, something she had never felt before, was like a sweetness on her tongue” (315) offers an example of which of the following?

4. Whom of the following do Richard and Kainene see die in an air raid?

5. Of which of the following is Olanna robbed as she departs a relief center?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasoning does the priest Olanna visits give her for forgiving Odenigbo?

2. What reason does Ezeka give for not living in the Government Reserved Area (427)?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Muokelu apologize to Olanna after commenting aspersively on Kainene?

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

9. Why does Ugwu note he has been forbidden from going outside?

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

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