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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Obi react to a song that the traders are singing while continuing his journey home on the wagon?
(a) He wants to drown the noise out so he can concentrate on his thoughts.
(b) He is embarrassed at the erotic words.
(c) He is amused that it contains erotic Ibo words.
(d) He considers its meaning and is delighted when he finds out.

2. What does Obi find amazing about Clara's taste in films?
(a) How she delights in on-screen killing.
(b) How she gets caught up in every lover's quarrel.
(c) How she hates British movies.
(d) How she cries at sad movies but loves to see them.

3. By using the expression "Augean stable", what literary device is the author using?
(a) Biblical allusion.
(b) Historical allusion.
(c) Folklore allusion.
(d) Mythological allusion.

4. Why is Obi's description of the streets and market in the Lagos slum ironic?
(a) It has not changed in all the years Obi has been away.
(b) It is the same life to which Obi must return after being educated.
(c) It is a far cry from the sweet Nigeria about which he writes a nostalgic poem in England.
(d) It is nothing like his life in England.

5. What is Obi's theory about corruption in Nigeria?
(a) Obi believes corruption will end when the British leave.
(b) That only foreigners in high places can stamp out corruption.
(c) Nigeria will remain corrupt until the "old Africans" are replaced by young educated men.
(d) That corruption among whites is the foundation for all corruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What descriptive passage communicates the setting and culture in the Onitsha market?

2. Although Clara is businesslike when she visits Obi's cabin, what gives him hope that she is interested?

3. Who is the judge at the trial of Obi Okonkwo as the novel opens?

4. What is Christopher's usual response to Obi's comments about the civil service?

5. What happens when Clara and Obi return and MacMillan leaves them after going ashore to Funchal?

(see the answer key)

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