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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what assumption does Mr. Green find it necessary to warn Obi about paying his car insurance?
(a) The educated rarely think about tomorrow.
(b) He knows Obi is careless with details.
(c) He believes Obi will do a back door deal if Mr. Green does not watch carefully.
(d) He believes Obi is irresponsible.

2. When Obi arrives home, what descriptions does the author give of his parents' rooms?
(a) Isaac's room has been cleared for Hannah to get more space.
(b) Both are in a disheveled condition.
(c) Both rooms are exactly as Obi remembers them from childhood.
(d) Isaac's room is filled with printed materials, while Hannah's is full of mundane things.

3. What reason does Clara give for going to Obi's cabin?
(a) To warn him that she is not interested in a relationship.
(b) To ask him about the dance where he said they met.
(c) To talk about the future.
(d) To distribute seasickness tablets.

4. Who chairs the prayer meeting that Obi's parents called before Obi goes to England?
(a) Reverend Samuel Ikedi.
(b) Reverand Joseph Isaacs.
(c) Reverend Umuofia.
(d) Reverend Sam Ocala.

5. What does Obi do in an effort to find solace for his distress about Clara's situation?
(a) He storms into the hospital at midnight demanding to see Clara.
(b) The author writes that Obi does not eat; he pulls down Houseman's volume but then reads no poems.
(c) He is so agitated that he almost crashes his car.
(d) He cannot eat, sleep or read poems that normally console him.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which literary character does Obi compare Mr. Green?

2. How does the second doctor that Clara and Obi visit differ from the first?

3. What old nickname of Obi's is revealed while Obi and Joseph are recalling old times?

4. From whom does Obi borrow money to help out with Clara's abortion?

5. What is Obi's response when he and Clara go walking and she suddenly announces they cannot marry?

(see the answer key)

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