1. How do the older kinsmen respond after hearing Obi's stories about being at sea?
(a) They declare that it is good for a man to return home.
(b) They declare that Obi has been to the "land of the spirits."
(c) They declare that it is unfortunate that young men have to travel so far to get a good education.
(d) They declare that Obi is lucky to have been to hell and back.

2. When Obi and Clara go out for drinks with Minister of State, Okoli, what does the Minister drink?
(a) Martinis.
(b) Whiskey and soda.
(c) Gin and tonic.
(d) Rum and Coke.

3. How does Obi view the luxurious residential area originally meant for Europeans but later occupied by the trickle of Africans who get European posts?
(a) He wants Clara to be happy when they marry and go there to live.
(b) He thinks it is necessary to live there to show that he has accomplished something.
(c) It makes Obi think of the twin kernels in palm-nuts: one shiny, black, and alive, and the other powdery, white, and dead.
(d) He thinks it will be good to live there when he gets his "European post."

4. What surprises Obi and Joseph about the restaurant?
(a) It is almost empty on a Saturday evening.
(b) It is completely European in style and food.
(c) It is owned by an old Englishwoman.
(d) It does not sell any African food.

5. Why does the Umuofia Progressive Union meet again to discuss Obi's case on the morning of the trial?
(a) Obi is indebted to the UPU because of their funding of his education.
(b) Obi owes the UPU a lot of money for loans taken while he is studying.
(c) The UPU is co-defendant in the case.
(d) Obi is a prominent member of the UPU.