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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Obi returns to work, what comments by Mr. Green continue to reflect his disrespect for Nigerians?
(a) Mr. Green complains about Africans being lazy.
(b) Mr. Green gives a lecture about abuse of local leave by Africans.
(c) Mr. Green threatens to reduce Obi's entitlement.
(d) Mr. Green says local leave was never meant for lazy Africans.

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

3. How does Christopher deal with Obi's feelings about his mother's threat of suicide?
(a) Both are worried but Christopher makes light of it.
(b) Christopher tells a story of a woman who threatened suicide but backed away.
(c) Obi does not take it too seriously but Christopher warns that he should listen to his mother.
(d) Obi says he is only concerned about marrying Clara and Christopher calls him a fool.

4. Why does Obi send for Charles Ibe when he sees his financial situation worsening?
(a) Obi wants to borrow money from Ibe.
(b) Obi wants to collect a bribe that Ibe promised to pay him.
(c) Obi is holding a promissory note to repay money that Ibe borrowed.
(d) Ibe knows a source of cheaper insurance.

5. What is Christopher's view about bribery?
(a) He says everybody is influenced by something.
(b) He says only acceptance of money constitutes bribery.
(c) He says white members of the committee would have accepted Miss Mark's offer.
(d) He says taking willing Elsie to bed after her interview does not qualify as bribery.

6. 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 ways of dancing the "High-life": European, Intimate and Ecstatic.
(b) There are three sections of the club: European, Intimate and Ecstatic.
(c) There are three types of drinks at the bar: European, Intimate and Ecstatic.
(d) There are three ways of dressing to go dancing: European, Intimate and Ecstatic.

7. Why doesn't Obi mind when a long, noisy procession of the "Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim" delays his journey to Clara's house?
(a) He knows she is working late and he will have time to think.
(b) It gives him the chance to change his mind and go home instead.
(c) He is in a panic because he does not know what to tell Clara.
(d) He has decided to break off the engagement.

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

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

10. Where do Christopher and Obi go to play tennis with Nora and Pat?
(a) The Civil Servants' Tennis Club.
(b) The Catholic convent.
(c) The British tennis club.
(d) The YMCA.

11. What brings a bad end to the occasion at the end of the evening after the two couples have enjoyed themselves?
(a) The couples are held up on their way to the car.
(b) Obi's car is missing from the parking lot.
(c) Christopher's car is missing from the parking lot.
(d) Clara's money is missing from Obi's car.

12. 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 agrees with Obi's parents saying that customs cannot be ignored.
(c) He encourages Obi to wait for time to heal the situation.
(d) He tells Obi there are many alternatives to a woman like Clara.

13. How does Obi finally get caught for his involvement in bribery?
(a) An undercover policeman pays him a bribe with marked bills.
(b) Mr. Green has a spy follow Obi home and sees him accepting money.
(c) Mr. Omo sees Obi accepting money from a scholarship applicant at the club.
(d) A visitor returns with a stranger who finds Obi with marked bills after paying Obi money.

14. How do the visitors at Obi's home react after he has been there a couple of days?
(a) They take offense because he stays in his room and they are told he is ill.
(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 become distant because he tries to stand up to his father for an unworthy woman.

15. How does Clara embarrass Obi when he finally sees her in the hospital?
(a) In front of all the women, Clara says she will never marry Obi
(b) In front of all the women, Clara accuses Obi of forcing her to have an abortion.
(c) Clara orders Obi to leave in front of all the women.
(d) Clara turns her face to the wall in front of all the women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clara say about their engagement the night before Obi goes home on leave?

2. What are the contents of the letter from Obi that Clara later returns?

3. What steps does Obi try to implement at home in order to curtail his expenses?

4. Which girl does Christopher consider marrying except for the fact that she is going away to study?

5. Despite coming to like Christopher, what does Clara fear about him?

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