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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How is it made clear that the matter is not over after Obi resists Mr. Mark's offer of a bribe?
(a) Elsie, Mr. Mark's sister, turns up at the office later the same afternoon.
(b) Mr. Mark's father turns up at the office later the same afternoon.
(c) Elsie, Mr. Mark's sister, visits Obi at home.
(d) Mr. Mark calls the office and threatens Obi.
2. Why does Clara imply that Obi should not complain when he complains about seeing "good movies?"
(a) She does not complain about listening to Obi read poetry or about them going to lunch with Christopher whom she dislikes.
(b) She does not complain when he demands traditional African food which she does not care for.
(c) She does not complain when he drags her to see war movies.
(d) She does not complain when he drags her off to tennis which she hates.
3. What comment do the elders make about Christianity when Isaac refuses to placate the rainmaker to prevent the rain threatening Obi's homecoming?
(a) Christianity makes hypocrites of adherents like Isaac.
(b) Christianity is like palm-wine; it goes to some people's heads, destroying their sense.
(c) Christianity is all about convenience and man's effort to manipulate others.
(d) There is no point to Christianity if members like Isaac do not use it to suit others.
4. What does Obi turn to for solace when at home in his distress after refusing dinner?
(a) Shakespeare's Sonnets.
(b) T. S. Eliot's poetry collection.
(c) A.E. Houseman's "Collected Poems."
(d) A.E. Houseman's poems about Nigeria.
5. What is Nigeria's real problem according to Obi in his remarks to Christopher?
(a) Letting old men rise to the top by bribery and then expecting to be paid off for everything.
(b) Too many uneducated people.
(c) Poor leadership.
(d) A shortage of bright young black men to run things.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the author reveal about a special aspect of Nigerian culture, when the two couples go out on a date?
2. Why does the UPU want Obi to study law in England?
3. What new expense does Obi assume when he gets his new car that suggests another symbol of his status?
4. What happens that makes Obi smile while reading that evening?
5. How does Obi respond to the two men he meets on his first day at work?
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