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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What foreshadows trouble for Obi when evening prayers are said on the first day of his visit home?
(a) The prayers are filled with references to the devil and Obi suspects his mother is dying.
(b) Obi believes references to the devil in the prayers are intended for Clara.
(c) The prayers contain references to evil women and Obi believes they are cursing Clara.
(d) The prayers are filled with references to the devil and Obi believes something has happened to his sister.

2. Where does Obi take Clara to celebrate his new car?
(a) They go to Ikeja for a special dinner.
(b) They go to the beach.
(c) They go dancing at Okoro.
(d) They go to Okala for a special dinner.

3. What reason does Clara offer for saying she cannot marry Obi?
(a) She is from the outcast village of Ofuemi.
(b) She cannot bear him children.
(c) She is already promised to a member of her tribe.
(d) She is osu.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the encounter with bribery on the way home cause Obi to think about the situation?

2. Which veteran civil servant is assigned to teach Obi about office administration?

3. How does the argument between Obi and Clara end on the night before he goes home?

4. What is the name of Obi's houseboy?

5. When Obi and Clara go out for drinks with Minister of State, Okoli, what does the Minister drink?

(see the answer key)

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