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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Obi tries to concentrate on work despite bad news from home, what comment about a Nigerian student does Mr. Green make while dictating a letter to Marie Tomlinson?
(a) Green complains that Obi should have settled down before incurring so many debts.
(b) Green complains about a student who expects the Government to support both him and his girlfriend.
(c) Green complains about workers borrowing money to support extravagant lifestyles.
(d) Green complains that all students supported by the government become greedy in their demands.

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

3. What is Obi warned about at his farewell prayer meeting?
(a) He is to go to church and stay out of trouble.
(b) He is to study hard and go often to church.
(c) He is to study hard and not chase white women.
(d) He is to "learn book," fear the Lord and not fall into the temptations of other young Africans.

4. Where do Christopher and Obi go to play tennis with Nora and Pat?
(a) The Civil Servants' Tennis Club.
(b) The YMCA.
(c) The British tennis club.
(d) The Catholic convent.

5. What does Obi turn to for solace when at home in his distress after refusing dinner?
(a) A.E. Houseman's "Collected Poems."
(b) Shakespeare's Sonnets.
(c) T. S. Eliot's poetry collection.
(d) A.E. Houseman's poems about Nigeria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What steps does Obi try to implement at home in order to curtail his expenses?

2. What is "God's Case no Appeal" that Obi comes across on the way home to await his interview results?

3. What complaint does Obi make to Joseph about treatment he receives from the police when he goes out driving with Clara?

4. What does Obi find amazing about Clara's taste in films?

5. What is Obi's theory about corruption in Nigeria?

(see the answer key)

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