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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the older kinsmen respond after hearing Obi's stories about being at sea?
(a) They declare that Obi is lucky to have been to hell and back.
(b) They declare that Obi has been to the "land of the spirits."
(c) They declare that it is good for a man to return home.
(d) They declare that it is unfortunate that young men have to travel so far to get a good education.

2. Which girl does Christopher consider marrying except for the fact that she is going away to study?
(a) Florence.
(b) Nora.
(c) Clara.
(d) Bisi.

3. Who is the judge at the trial of Obi Okonkwo as the novel opens?
(a) Isaac Galloway.
(b) Christopher Josephs.
(c) Justice William Galloway.
(d) Sam Okoli.

4. 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 Miss Tomlinson finds a devout Christian and Obi believes Green has admirable qualities.
(b) He writes that Tomlinson considers him a hypocrite and Obi believes that Green hates Africa.
(c) He writes that both Miss Tomlinson and Obi find Mr. Green a good advisor.
(d) He writes that Obi considers Green an oppressor and Miss Tomlinson admires Green's discipline.

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 cannot eat, sleep or read poems that normally console him.
(d) He is so agitated that he almost crashes his car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What moves Obi even though he has little religion left while on the boat looking out to sea?

2. How does Joseph respond upon hearing that Obi has purchased a ring for Clara?

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

4. On what assumption does Mr. Green find it necessary to warn Obi about paying his car insurance?

5. What does the parcel that arrives from the general hospital while Obi is at work contain?

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