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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Obi finally reaches Clara's house, how does he relate the outcomes of his visit home?
(a) He suggests they go back to England and marry.
(b) He makes light of it, saying all will be well if they remain quiet for a while.
(c) He tells her they have to call off the marriage but he will be with her anyway.
(d) He says they will have to wait until things settle down.

2. What does the parcel that arrives from the general hospital while Obi is at work contain?
(a) Clara sends him the ring asking him to return it until they can afford it.
(b) Clara sends him a £100 note and asks him never to pay her back.
(c) Clara sends him a monetary gift from her father.
(d) Clara sends him £50 and Obi does not know how to return the money without offending her.

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

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

5. What expensive gadget owned by Okoli does Obi admire?
(a) A telephone that displays incoming calls.
(b) A gramophone that changes records automatically.
(c) A radiogram that tapes and plays back conversations.
(d) A television that records programs.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Christopher's usual response to Obi's comments about the civil service?

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

5. Why doesn't Obi mind when a long, noisy procession of the "Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim" delays his journey to Clara's house?

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