1. What happens that makes Obi smile while reading that evening?
(a) Obi re-reads his first collection of poems written while he was studying.
(b) Obi reads his poetry to remind him of the carefree days in London.
(c) Obi writes a poem that evening.
(d) Obi finds an old paper on which he had written a poem about Nigeria.

2. With whom does Obi have breakfast on the first morning on the boat?
(a) Mr. Jones and Mrs. Wright.
(b) Mr. MacMillan and Mrs. Wright.
(c) Mr. MacMillan and Clara.
(d) Mr. MacMillan, Stephen Udom, Mr. Jones and Clara.

3. What negative comments does Mr. Green make about Africans after his tennis match on the morning of the trial?
(a) That Africans are too corrupt to benefit from European education.
(b) Africans are corrupt, sapped mentally and physically, and given a Western education that they do not know how to use.
(c) They cannot help themselves because they are born inferior.
(d) They are all physically and mentally backward.

4. What expensive gadget owned by Okoli does Obi admire?
(a) A telephone that displays incoming calls.
(b) A gramophone that changes records automatically.
(c) A radiogram that tapes and plays back conversations.
(d) A television that records programs.

5. What warning does Obi's new boss give him when the two are introduced?
(a) That he hopes he learned something in England.
(b) That he hopes there will not be a quick descent into taking bribes.
(c) That he should avoid the temptation of thinking he has arrived.
(d) That he should not be "bone-lazy" but use his "loaf."