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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Obi's initial response when his father forbids him to marry Clara?
(a) He tells his father he is a hypocrite to say he is a Christian.
(b) He quotes the Bible and storms out of the room in anger.
(c) He insists that the Bible says in Christ there are no bond or free.
(d) He quotes the Bible and says he will marry Clara no matter what.

2. How does Obi respond when his father broaches the subject of his relationship with Clara?
(a) Obi says he loves her and will marry her no matter what.
(b) Obi says he is worried about the relationship.
(c) Obi says he is not sure whether he should marry Clara.
(d) Obi says he wants to meet her people and start negotiations.

3. How do the visitors at Obi's home react after he has been there a couple of days?
(a) They become distant because he tries to stand up to his father for an unworthy woman.
(b) They are disappointed that Obi has lost touch with them.
(c) They feel closer to Obi because he accepts his father's decision.
(d) They take offense because he stays in his room and they are told he is ill.

4. To which literary character does Obi compare Mr. Green?
(a) Hamlet in Shakespeare's "Hamlet."
(b) Mr. Darcy in "Pride & Prejudice."
(c) Kurtz in Conrad's "Heart of Darkness."
(d) Pip in "Great Expectations."

5. What happens to Clara after her hospitalization?
(a) She resigns her job and goes to the Cameroons.
(b) She resigns her job and goes back to England.
(c) She takes seventy days leave and disappears.
(d) She abandons her job and disappears to her village.

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

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

8. Why does Marie Tomlinson become suspicious when Mr. Mark asks to speak confidentially with Obi at the office?
(a) His clothing is suspicious.
(b) He hands Obi a sealed envelope.
(c) Mr. Mark asks to talk confidentially to Obi and he speaks in Ibo.
(d) His mannerisms are secretive.

9. How does the argument between Obi and Clara end on the night before he goes home?
(a) They terminate the relationship.
(b) They kiss passionately and make up.
(c) They end up in a physical fight.
(d) They part without any resolution.

10. What happens that makes Obi smile while reading that evening?
(a) Obi writes a poem that evening.
(b) Obi finds an old paper on which he had written a poem about Nigeria.
(c) Obi re-reads his first collection of poems written while he was studying.
(d) Obi reads his poetry to remind him of the carefree days in London.

11. What does the author reveal about a special aspect of Nigerian culture, when the two couples go out on a date?
(a) There are three sections of the club: European, Intimate and Ecstatic.
(b) There are three types of drinks at the bar: European, Intimate and Ecstatic.
(c) There are three ways of dressing to go dancing: European, Intimate and Ecstatic.
(d) There are three ways of dancing the "High-life": European, Intimate and Ecstatic.

12. What worries does Obi have about the expectations of the people at home as he makes his journey home?
(a) They will want to share in his good fortune.
(b) They will want to interfere in his business.
(c) They will want to meet his bride-to-be.
(d) They will want to give him all sorts of embarrassing gifts.

13. Which friend does Christopher say will help Obi and Clara to find a doctor?
(a) James.
(b) Okoli.
(c) Miss Tomlinson.
(d) Umuofia.

14. Despite coming to like Christopher, what does Clara fear about him?
(a) That Obi will waste his money entertaining Christopher.
(b) That his womanizing will rub off on Obi.
(c) That his careless spending will rub off on Obi.
(d) That Chrisopher will dissuade Obi from marrying her.

15. How does the first doctor respond when Clara and Obi visit him?
(a) He says Clara should get help in her own village for privacy's sake.
(b) He says they should go to the public clinic which is cheaper.
(c) He says he cannot risk his reputation and practice over an abortion and that Obi should marry the pretty girl.
(d) He says they should go back to England where these prejudices do not exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the second doctor that Clara and Obi visit differ from the first?

2. How bad is the situation when Obi's insurance bill actually arrives?

3. Why is Clara upset with Obi when she hears about him contemplating a bank overdraft?

4. When Obi returns to work, what comments by Mr. Green continue to reflect his disrespect for Nigerians?

5. What is the first report of Obi's involvement in bribery?

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