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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Christopher and Obi eat with their fingers while at Obi's house?
(a) They find it tastes better and throw off the pretense that it is uncivilized.
(b) It makes them feel they are really back home.
(c) They do not care what they do at home even though elsewhere they observe customs.
(d) The houseboy insists that this is the way to eat the food he cooks.

2. What bothers Obi when he sees his parents when he goes home?
(a) Their poverty and disappointment in him.
(b) Their illness and age.
(c) Their frail health and their poverty.
(d) Their poverty and age.

3. As the celebration continues, how does the author use an argument about kola nuts to reveal the clash between Christian beliefs and folklore?
(a) Isaac declares that although kola nuts are eaten in his Christian house, they are not sacrificed to idols.
(b) Ibo refuses to partake in the superstitious practices involving kola nuts.
(c) Isaac refuses to partake in the breaking of Kola nuts on Ibo's head.
(d) Isaac objects when the elders want to sprinkle kola nut oil in the house.

4. According to Obi, what is the best European novel written about West Africa?
(a) The Heart of the Matter.
(b) The Lost Continent.
(c) My Heart is Still in Africa.
(d) Things Fall Apart.

5. What makes Obi go to a slum in Lagos when he returns from England?
(a) For a job interview.
(b) To see his uncle Okolo.
(c) To visit his friend Christopher.
(d) His girlfriend, Clara, has a dressmaker there.

6. What is the meaning of Obi's full name?
(a) The last of my father's children.
(b) The mind at last is at rest.
(c) One who will do great things.
(d) One born to woe.

7. What comment do the elders make about Christianity when Isaac refuses to placate the rainmaker to prevent the rain threatening Obi's homecoming?
(a) There is no point to Christianity if members like Isaac do not use it to suit others.
(b) Christianity makes hypocrites of adherents like Isaac.
(c) Christianity is like palm-wine; it goes to some people's heads, destroying their sense.
(d) Christianity is all about convenience and man's effort to manipulate others.

8. How does Joseph react to Obi telling him about the incident at the interview that causes Obi to accuse him of having a colonial mentality?
(a) Joseph says that people needing jobs cannot afford to anger employers.
(b) Joseph advises Obi to get a job before arguing with commissioners.
(c) Joseph says Obi will pay for his disrespect to the interviewers.
(d) Joseph advises Obi to aologize to the interviewing panel.

9. What is the name of Obi's houseboy?
(a) Zebedee.
(b) Zaccharia.
(c) Zaccheus.
(d) Zimonias.

10. How long does Obi stay in England?
(a) A little under three years.
(b) A little under seven years.
(c) A little under six years.
(d) A little under four years.

11. According to a flashback, where does Obi first meet Clara?
(a) In London.
(b) At Christopher's house.
(c) At Joseph's house in Lagos.
(d) At his farewell prayer service in Lagos.

12. What immediate financial benefits does Obi receive when he receives his letter of appointment?
(a) A £50 car allowance and a uniform.
(b) A car advance and a £60 outfit allowance.
(c) A £50 lunch allowance and a uniform.
(d) A £50 study grant and a car allowance.

13. Who is Obi's new boss?
(a) Mr. Green.
(b) Mr. Omo.
(c) Mr. Umuofia.
(d) Mr. Okoli.

14. What offensive question does the commissioner who has been sleeping in the interview ask Obi when he wakes up?
(a) Whether he has brought home a white wife.
(b) Whether he can rise above the laziness of his people.
(c) How long he willl survive the system.
(d) Whether he intends to take bribes.

15. What is Christopher's usual response to Obi's comments about the civil service?
(a) He always finds an excuse for what Obi describes in the civil service.
(b) He ignores most of what Obi says.
(c) He opposes everything Obi says about the civil service.
(d) He echoes all of Obi's views.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Obi and Joseph about the restaurant?

2. What is special about Obi's arrival in Onitsha, a few miles from his village?

3. What is Obi warned about at his farewell prayer meeting?

4. Where does Obi take Clara to celebrate his new car?

5. How does one leader respond when Obi asks the UPU leaders to give him a four-month grace period before he has to start paying off his loan?

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