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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Obi hope to receive support from his mother for his plan to marry Clara?
(a) They have a special bond because he is her only son.
(b) They have a special bond since she cut her hand on a razor in his pocket.
(c) They have a special bond because he is the last child.
(d) They have a special bond because she was the one who told him old African stories.

2. What complaint does Obi make to Joseph about treatment he receives from the police when he goes out driving with Clara?
(a) He leers at Clara while they are walking on Victoria Beach Road.
(b) He hassles them on Victoria Beach Road, questioning the source of Obi's car.
(c) He hassles them when they park on Victoria Beach Road thinking Clara is the wife of someone else. someone's else's wife.
(d) He hassles them on Victoria Beach Road questioning how Obi can afford a driver.

3. What makes Obi go to a slum in Lagos when he returns from England?
(a) To see his uncle Okolo.
(b) His girlfriend, Clara, has a dressmaker there.
(c) To visit his friend Christopher.
(d) For a job interview.

4. What is Obi told about the many dead dogs in the street when he visits the slum in Lagos?
(a) They are part of the "Old Nigeria" that Obi has forgotten.
(b) There is no government agency to move them.
(c) It is good luck to kill a dog with one's new car but bad luck to kill a duck.
(d) They are injured by bad drivers who do not pick them up.

5. Where has Clara been living since returning to Nigeria?
(a) At Omuefia.
(b) At Yaba with her sister.
(c) At Yaba with her mother.
(d) At Osu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What early indication does Obi see how "Dear old Nigeria really works" as the boat docks in Lagos?

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

3. With whom does Obi have breakfast on the first morning on the boat?

4. Why is Clara upset with Obi when she hears about him contemplating a bank overdraft?

5. How is it made clear that the matter is not over after Obi resists Mr. Mark's offer of a bribe?

(see the answer key)

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