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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-19.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Obi, what is the best European novel written about West Africa?
(a) Things Fall Apart.
(b) The Heart of the Matter.
(c) The Lost Continent.
(d) My Heart is Still in Africa.
2. What is special about Obi's arrival in Onitsha, a few miles from his village?
(a) Obi's visit causes a few stares but most people go about their normal business.
(b) Village elders send a pleasure car to meet him on this special occasion.
(c) Everyone stays home from school and work to meet Obi.
(d) His father hires a bus to take all the relatives to meet him.
3. What is Christopher's reaction when Obi shares with him the outcomes of his talks with his parents about marrying Clara?
(a) He says he never liked Clara anyway.
(b) He tells Obi there are many alternatives to a woman like Clara.
(c) He agrees with Obi's parents saying that customs cannot be ignored.
(d) He encourages Obi to wait for time to heal the situation.
4. What is Obi's theory about corruption in Nigeria?
(a) Nigeria will remain corrupt until the "old Africans" are replaced by young educated men.
(b) Obi believes corruption will end when the British leave.
(c) That corruption among whites is the foundation for all corruption.
(d) That only foreigners in high places can stamp out corruption.
5. Where does Obi take Clara to celebrate his new car?
(a) They go to Okala for a special dinner.
(b) They go to the beach.
(c) They go dancing at Okoro.
(d) They go to Ikeja for a special dinner.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the meaning of Obi's full name?
2. Which two people arrive as Obi and Joseph sit in the lounge at the restaurant in Chapter 4?
3. From whom does Obi borrow money to help out with Clara's abortion?
4. What is Nigeria's real problem according to Obi in his remarks to Christopher?
5. What makes Obi go to a slum in Lagos when he returns from England?
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