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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What foreshadows trouble for Obi when evening prayers are said on the first day of his visit home?
(a) Obi believes references to the devil in the prayers are intended for Clara.
(b) The prayers are filled with references to the devil and Obi suspects his mother is dying.
(c) The prayers contain references to evil women and Obi believes they are cursing Clara.
(d) The prayers are filled with references to the devil and Obi believes something has happened to his sister.

2. How does the author use the conversation between Obi and Marie Tomlinson to broaden the portrayal of Mr. Green's character?
(a) He writes that Obi considers Green an oppressor and Miss Tomlinson admires Green's discipline.
(b) He writes that both Miss Tomlinson and Obi find Mr. Green a good advisor.
(c) He writes that Tomlinson considers him a hypocrite and Obi believes that Green hates Africa.
(d) He writes that Miss Tomlinson finds a devout Christian and Obi believes Green has admirable qualities.

3. How does the relationship between Obi and Marie Tomlinson develop after she witnesses Obi's distress about his finances?
(a) They have not recovered from the heated argument about Obi's unpaid debt.
(b) They have become intimate and share many activities.
(c) Obi and Marie Tomlinson are on a first-name basis and speak frankly about many things, including Mr. Green.
(d) They have become distant and speak only about work.

4. What surprises Obi and Joseph about the restaurant?
(a) It is owned by an old Englishwoman.
(b) It does not sell any African food.
(c) It is completely European in style and food.
(d) It is almost empty on a Saturday evening.

5. Where do Clara and Obi go with Christopher and his new girlfriend, Bisi?
(a) They go to dinner and a movie at the Imperial and then dancing.
(b) They go dancing at the Imperial.
(c) They go to the movie at the Imperial and then dancing.
(d) They go dancing and to dinner at the Imperial.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the stories shared by Obi and Joseph, to which international leader did Obi write a letter while in school?

2. How do the visitors at Obi's home react after he has been there a couple of days?

3. What is Obi's financial situation like as he is on his way home?

4. By using the expression "Augean stable", what literary device is the author using?

5. What does the author reveal about a special aspect of Nigerian culture, when the two couples go out on a date?

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