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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Obi, what is the best European novel written about West Africa?
(a) Things Fall Apart.
(b) My Heart is Still in Africa.
(c) The Heart of the Matter.
(d) The Lost Continent.

2. What references are made to suggest that the UPU leaders are very aware of the prevalence of bribery in government circles?
(a) They state that someone with Obi's qualifications should be able to sidestep the bribery route.
(b) They suggest that Obi should lose no time in making the right connections.
(c) The Chairman and Vice-President debate whether someone who knows book like Obi needs to "see" men.
(d) They talk openly about the importance of Obi making the rounds at the permanent secretaries' offices.

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

4. How do the older kinsmen respond after hearing Obi's stories about being at sea?
(a) They declare that Obi has been to the "land of the spirits."
(b) They declare that it is good for a man to return home.
(c) They declare that it is unfortunate that young men have to travel so far to get a good education.
(d) They declare that Obi is lucky to have been to hell and back.

5. Although Clara is businesslike when she visits Obi's cabin, what gives him hope that she is interested?
(a) She says he is handsome.
(b) She says in Ibo that they belong together.
(c) She says she is not seeing anyone.
(d) She tells him she likes him a little.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clara imply that Obi should not complain when he complains about seeing "good movies?"

2. What is "God's Case no Appeal" that Obi comes across on the way home to await his interview results?

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?

4. What makes Obi go to a slum in Lagos when he returns from England?

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

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