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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Obi when he meets Clara for the first time?
(a) He overlooks her beauty and only realizes he is interested in her after she is gone.
(b) He is tongue-tied and steps on her feet while dancing.
(c) He is completely rebuffed by her.
(d) He is interested but cannot pursue her because he already has a date.

2. Why does the Umuofia Progressive Union meet again to discuss Obi's case on the morning of the trial?
(a) Obi is indebted to the UPU because of their funding of his education.
(b) Obi owes the UPU a lot of money for loans taken while he is studying.
(c) The UPU is co-defendant in the case.
(d) Obi is a prominent member of the UPU.

3. Who is the judge at the trial of Obi Okonkwo as the novel opens?
(a) Justice William Galloway.
(b) Christopher Josephs.
(c) Sam Okoli.
(d) Isaac Galloway.

4. What is Nigeria's real problem according to Obi in his remarks to Christopher?
(a) Too many uneducated people.
(b) Poor leadership.
(c) A shortage of bright young black men to run things.
(d) Letting old men rise to the top by bribery and then expecting to be paid off for everything.

5. Which two people arrive as Obi and Joseph sit in the lounge at the restaurant in Chapter 4?
(a) Sara arrives with Sam Okoli.
(b) Sam Okoli and Marie Atkinson.
(c) Sam and Christopher.
(d) Sara's best friend arrives with Sam Okoli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What moves Obi even though he has little religion left while on the boat looking out to sea?

2. Where do Obi and Clara meet again eighteen months after their first meeting?

3. Why is Obi's description of the streets and market in the Lagos slum ironic?

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

5. How does Obi view the luxurious residential area originally meant for Europeans but later occupied by the trickle of Africans who get European posts?

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