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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 does Obi consider doing in order to meet his mounting debts after speaking with Charles Ibe?
(a) Obi considers asking Mr. Omo for a salary advance.
(b) Obi contemplates an overdraft of £50 at his bank.
(c) Obi contemplates withholding payments from the UPU.
(d) Obi considers asking Mr. Green for a loan.

2. What literary device does the author use in the reference to Pilate in describing Isaac's attitude to "the written word?"
(a) Mythological allusion.
(b) Literary allusion.
(c) Historical allusion.
(d) Biblical allusion.

3. Which girl does Christopher consider marrying except for the fact that she is going away to study?
(a) Nora.
(b) Bisi.
(c) Florence.
(d) Clara.

4. How does Obi respond to the two men he meets on his first day at work?
(a) He instantly likes Mr. Omo and dislikes Mr. Green.
(b) He instantly likes Mr. Green and ridicules Mr. Omo.
(c) He ignores Mr. Green and shows respect for Mr. Omo.
(d) He dislikes Mr. Green and views Mr. Omo as one of the old Africans.

5. How does the author make it clear that the association between Nora and Pat, and Obi and Christopher is affected by racial issues?
(a) They are turned out after complaints from white nuns about colored boys on the courts.
(b) They are turned out after complaints from white tennis players.
(c) Nora's mother asks them to leave because she does not want her daughter disgraced.
(d) Obi and Christopher are asked not to visit again to prevent the girls being sent back to Ireland for going around with African men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author make it clear that Obi's financial situation is deteriorating after Obi resists Mr. Mark's offer of a bribe?

2. Where does Obi take Clara to celebrate his new car?

3. How do the visitors at Obi's home react after he has been there a couple of days?

4. How does Joseph respond when Obi tells him of Clara's refusal to marry him because she is osu?

5. As the celebration continues, how does the author use an argument about kola nuts to reveal the clash between Christian beliefs and folklore?

(see the answer key)

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