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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 is the meaning of Obi's full name?
(a) One born to woe.
(b) The last of my father's children.
(c) The mind at last is at rest.
(d) One who will do great things.

2. Where does the boat anchor to allow the passengers to watch boys diving for coins?
(a) Port Maria.
(b) Aquaspot.
(c) Funchal.
(d) Cameroon.

3. How does Obi view the luxurious residential area originally meant for Europeans but later occupied by the trickle of Africans who get European posts?
(a) He thinks it will be good to live there when he gets his "European post."
(b) He wants Clara to be happy when they marry and go there to live.
(c) It makes Obi think of the twin kernels in palm-nuts: one shiny, black, and alive, and the other powdery, white, and dead.
(d) He thinks it is necessary to live there to show that he has accomplished something.

4. What surprises Obi and Joseph about the restaurant?
(a) It does not sell any African food.
(b) It is almost empty on a Saturday evening.
(c) It is completely European in style and food.
(d) It is owned by an old Englishwoman.

5. What helps to cement a friendship between MacMillan and Obi?
(a) They reminisce about old days in Lagos.
(b) Both laugh about slipping on deck.
(c) They talk about Obi's attraction to Clara.
(d) They reminisce about times in England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What negative comments does Mr. Green make about Africans after his tennis match on the morning of the trial?

2. Why does Obi insist on moving in to stay with Joseph?

3. How long does Obi stay in England?

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

5. What is Obi warned about at his farewell prayer meeting?

(see the answer key)

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