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

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

2. How is Obi subtly reminded of his debt to the UPU at the reception?
(a) The Chairman ays that the sooner Obi gets work, the sooner he can meet his obligations.
(b) The Chairman asks Obi if he has made a budget and a schedule for repaying his loan.
(c) The Chairman bluntlyreminds Obi that in order for others to get the chance he received, he must be responsible about his debt.
(d) The secretary speaks of the honor Obi has brought them and refers to the obligation to pay back the investment.

3. For which island is the boat heading when Jones recites, "Water, water everywhere; but not a drop to drink"?
(a) Accra.
(b) Cameroon.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Madeira.

4. What offensive question does the commissioner who has been sleeping in the interview ask Obi when he wakes up?
(a) Whether he can rise above the laziness of his people.
(b) Whether he intends to take bribes.
(c) Whether he has brought home a white wife.
(d) How long he willl survive the system.

5. Where in Lagos does Joseph live?
(a) Ikoyi.
(b) Umuofia Park.
(c) The Motor Park in Umuofia.
(d) Lagos Motor Park in the Obalende.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two big mistakes does Obi make at the big reception that the UPU holds for Obi on Saturday?

2. What comment do the elders make about Christianity when Isaac refuses to placate the rainmaker to prevent the rain threatening Obi's homecoming?

3. What are the villagers particularly happy about?

4. Where does Joseph Okeke take Obi after the reception?

5. By using the expression "Augean stable", what literary device is the author using?

(see the answer key)

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