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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which university has Christopher received his degree?
(a) London School of Economics.
(b) University of Oxford.
(c) University of Cambridge.
(d) University of London.

2. 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 completely rebuffed by her.
(c) He is interested but cannot pursue her because he already has a date.
(d) He is tongue-tied and steps on her feet while dancing.

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

4. Where do Obi and Clara meet again eighteen months after their first meeting?
(a) On the SS Lagos.
(b) On the MV Vasa.
(c) On the MV Nigeria.
(d) On the SS Liverpool.

5. Why is Obi's description of the streets and market in the Lagos slum ironic?
(a) It is nothing like his life in England.
(b) It has not changed in all the years Obi has been away.
(c) It is a far cry from the sweet Nigeria about which he writes a nostalgic poem in England.
(d) It is the same life to which Obi must return after being educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Umuofia Progressive Union meet again to discuss Obi's case on the morning of the trial?

2. How does Obi react when the commissioner asks him the offensive question?

3. What reminds Obi of England during his reception for which hundreds turn out?

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

5. What is special about Obi's arrival in Onitsha, a few miles from his village?

(see the answer key)

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