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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How bad is the situation when Obi's insurance bill actually arrives?
(a) The insurance costs £42 and Obi has £13 in the bank.
(b) The insurance costs twice what Obi expected.
(c) The insurance costs £60 and Obi has £15 in the bank.
(d) The insurance has to be paid much sooner than Obi expected.

3. How do the visitors at Obi's home react after he has been there a couple of days?
(a) They are disappointed that Obi has lost touch with them.
(b) They become distant because he tries to stand up to his father for an unworthy woman.
(c) They take offense because he stays in his room and they are told he is ill.
(d) They feel closer to Obi because he accepts his father's decision.

4. After Clara and Obi discuss the situation concerning the response of his parents to their engagement, what comments of Clara foreshadow further trouble?
(a) She reveals that her parents are also against the marriage.
(b) Clara says there is something she had wanted to tell him, but she should be able to take care of it herself.
(c) She reveals that she is pregnant but wants him to leave it to her to manage it..
(d) She says she is in trouble at work but she is working things out.

5. Which two people arrive as Obi and Joseph sit in the lounge at the restaurant in Chapter 4?
(a) Sam and Christopher.
(b) Sam Okoli and Marie Atkinson.
(c) Sara arrives with Sam Okoli.
(d) Sara's best friend arrives with Sam Okoli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Lagos does Joseph live?

2. How does the author prove the assertion that Obi has been homesick while studying in England when Obi is communicating with his villagers?

3. What new expense does Obi assume when he gets his new car that suggests another symbol of his status?

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

5. After his discussion with Clara and then with Joseph, how does Obi express his defiance of opposition to his marrying Clara?

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