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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 new evidence does Obi see about the pervasiveness of bribery in Nigeria on the way home on the wagon?
(a) The lorry driver bribes the police when they stop the vehicle for speeding.
(b) After being stopped by the police, a lorry driver drives until his mate runs back and pays more than it would have cost.
(c) The lorry driver bribes the police when they stop the driver for over-crowding.
(d) The lorry driver bribes the police when they stop him for driving without a license.

2. What does Obi do while awaiting the results of his interview?
(a) He goes to Clara's village for a short visit with her parents.
(b) He goes home to Umuofia for a short visit.
(c) He goes back to Obiajulu for a short visit.
(d) He goes to the Cameroon village for a short visit.

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

4. What does Obi consider doing in order to meet his mounting debts after speaking with Charles Ibe?
(a) Obi considers asking Mr. Omo for a salary advance.
(b) Obi considers asking Mr. Green for a loan.
(c) Obi contemplates an overdraft of £50 at his bank.
(d) Obi contemplates withholding payments from the UPU.

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 is the same life to which Obi must return after being educated.
(c) It has not changed in all the years Obi has been away.
(d) It is a far cry from the sweet Nigeria about which he writes a nostalgic poem 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. What comment do the elders make about Christianity when Isaac refuses to placate the rainmaker to prevent the rain threatening Obi's homecoming?

3. How does Marie Tomlinson respond when she sees Obi's distress about his financial situation?

4. Why do Christopher and Obi eat with their fingers while at Obi's house?

5. Why does Obi send for Charles Ibe when he sees his financial situation worsening?

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