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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the villagers particularly happy about?
(a) That Obi has not brought home a white wife.
(b) That Obi is about to get a good job.
(c) That Obi will live where those who get "European jobs" live.
(d) That Obi has not forgotten his roots.

2. What two big mistakes does Obi make at the big reception that the UPU holds for Obi on Saturday?
(a) He dresses casually and is heard speaking Ibo.
(b) He dresses well but his speech is long and boring.
(c) He dresses casually and makes too simple a speech.
(d) He overdresses and talks too much.

3. Although Clara is businesslike when she visits Obi's cabin, what gives him hope that she is interested?
(a) She tells him she likes him a little.
(b) She says she is not seeing anyone.
(c) She says in Ibo that they belong together.
(d) She says he is handsome.

4. What is the name of Obi's houseboy?
(a) Zebedee.
(b) Zaccharia.
(c) Zaccheus.
(d) Zimonias.

5. Where does Joseph Okeke take Obi after the reception?
(a) The Port Royal restaurant.
(b) The Sand Castle restaurant.
(c) The Palm Grove restaurant.
(d) The Tennis Club restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the encounter with bribery on the way home cause Obi to think about the situation?

2. What shocks Joseph about Obi while they are at the restaurant?

3. With whom does Obi have breakfast on the first morning on the boat?

4. How long does Obi stay in England?

5. By using the expression "Augean stable", what literary device is the author using?

(see the answer key)

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