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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocks Joseph about Obi while they are at the restaurant?
(a) He drinks a lot of wine.
(b) He does not eat any meat.
(c) He eats with his fingers.
(d) He demands traditional Nigerian food.

2. What reason does Clara give for going to Obi's cabin?
(a) To warn him that she is not interested in a relationship.
(b) To talk about the future.
(c) To distribute seasickness tablets.
(d) To ask him about the dance where he said they met.

3. According to the author's comments, why are some people's faces sullen as they wait to greet travelers returning?
(a) A returning son has married a white woman.
(b) A returning son has not completed his studies.
(c) A returning son has divorced his wife.
(d) A returning daughter has married a white man.

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

5. 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 objects when the elders want to sprinkle kola nut oil in the house.
(b) Ibo refuses to partake in the superstitious practices involving kola nuts.
(c) Isaac declares that although kola nuts are eaten in his Christian house, they are not sacrificed to idols.
(d) Isaac refuses to partake in the breaking of Kola nuts on Ibo's head.

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

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

8. 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 it is unfortunate that young men have to travel so far to get a good education.
(c) They declare that it is good for a man to return home.
(d) They declare that Obi has been to the "land of the spirits."

9. What reason does Clara offer for saying she cannot marry Obi?
(a) She cannot bear him children.
(b) She is already promised to a member of her tribe.
(c) She is from the outcast village of Ofuemi.
(d) She is osu.

10. What reminds Obi of his first day at school when he shows up at work on his first day in the civil service?
(a) How Mr. Jones, the feared Inspector of Schools, reamed out Headmaster Simeon Nduka in English.
(b) How Mr. Nduka, the headmaster, reamed out the senior students in the hall.
(c) How his headmaster Mr. Nduka reamed out Mr. Jones in front of the class.
(d) How the headmaster Mr. Jones insulted Mr. Nduka.

11. What new expense does Obi assume when he gets his new car that suggests another symbol of his status?
(a) Obi has a valet whom he pays £10 a month.
(b) Obi has a houseboy whom he pays £4 a month.
(c) Obi has a driver whom he hires for £10 a month.
(d) Obi has a driver, whom he hires for £4 a month.

12. What warning does Obi's new boss give him when the two are introduced?
(a) That he should not be "bone-lazy" but use his "loaf."
(b) That he hopes there will not be a quick descent into taking bribes.
(c) That he hopes he learned something in England.
(d) That he should avoid the temptation of thinking he has arrived.

13. What new evidence does Obi see about the pervasiveness of bribery in Nigeria on the way home on the wagon?
(a) The lorry driver bribes the police when they stop the driver for over-crowding.
(b) The lorry driver bribes the police when they stop him for driving without a license.
(c) The lorry driver bribes the police when they stop the vehicle for speeding.
(d) After being stopped by the police, a lorry driver drives until his mate runs back and pays more than it would have cost.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Obi react when the commissioner asks him the offensive question?

2. How does Joseph respond when Obi tells him of Clara's refusal to marry him because she is osu?

3. What offensive question does the commissioner who has been sleeping in the interview ask Obi when he wakes up?

4. How does Obi react to a song that the traders are singing while continuing his journey home on the wagon?

5. When Obi and Clara go out for drinks with Minister of State, Okoli, what does the Minister drink?

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