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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What steps does Obi try to implement at home in order to curtail his expenses?
(a) He plans to save on electricity and water.
(b) He plans to save on electricity and telephone cost.
(c) he plans to save on electricity and entertainment.
(d) He tries to save by cutting back on meat purchases and reducing use of electricity.

2. What early indication does Obi see how "Dear old Nigeria really works" as the boat docks in Lagos?
(a) A young man winks at Obi's radiogram and offers to withhold the customs receipt.
(b) A young man comes to Obi's cabin, assesses his radiogram at £5, and reduces it to £2 in exchange for no receipt.
(c) A young man offers to reduce the customs duty on his radiogram if Obi will sell it to him cheaply.
(d) A young man offers to waive Obi's customs duty for an introducton to Clara.

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

4. Why does Clara imply that Obi should not complain when he complains about seeing "good movies?"
(a) She does not complain when he demands traditional African food which she does not care for.
(b) She does not complain about listening to Obi read poetry or about them going to lunch with Christopher whom she dislikes.
(c) She does not complain when he drags her off to tennis which she hates.
(d) She does not complain when he drags her to see war movies.

5. Where do Clara and Obi go with Christopher and his new girlfriend, Bisi?
(a) They go to dinner and a movie at the Imperial and then dancing.
(b) They go to the movie at the Imperial and then dancing.
(c) They go dancing and to dinner at the Imperial.
(d) They go dancing at the Imperial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new expense does Obi assume when he gets his new car that suggests another symbol of his status?

2. Why doesn't Obi mind when a long, noisy procession of the "Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim" delays his journey to Clara's house?

3. How does the second doctor that Clara and Obi visit differ from the first?

4. What character traits does Christopher display in the incident when he and Obi discuss the possibility of Clara's pregnancy?

5. How does the author prove the assertion that Obi has been homesick while studying in England when Obi is communicating with his villagers?

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