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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Clara upset with Obi when she hears about him contemplating a bank overdraft?
(a) Because he will not use money he set aside for the bride payment.
(b) Because he refuses the money offered by her parents.
(c) Because he did not ask her for money.
(d) Because he refuses to return the engagement ring and get back the money.

2. What is Obi's response when Clara goes off with the doctor?
(a) Fearing losing Clara, he goes back to Christopher and breaks down emotionally.
(b) Fearing for Clara's life, he goes home and breaks down emotionally.
(c) Fearing losing Clara, he tries to follow the doctor's car, but gets lost and is nearly killed.
(d) Fearing for Clara's life, he goes to work and breaks down emotionally.

3. What causes the women to mock Obi when he visits Clara in the hospital?
(a) They mock him for being over-excited and confused over a simple matter.
(b) They mock him for thinking that his big government car gives him privileges.
(c) They mock him for crying in front of all the women.
(d) They mock him for going on his knees to beg Clara's forgiveness.

4. 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) Clara orders Obi to leave in front of all the women.
(c) In front of all the women, Clara accuses Obi of forcing her to have an abortion.
(d) Clara turns her face to the wall in front of all the women.

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

6. How is it made clear that the matter is not over after Obi resists Mr. Mark's offer of a bribe?
(a) Mr. Mark calls the office and threatens Obi.
(b) Elsie, Mr. Mark's sister, turns up at the office later the same afternoon.
(c) Elsie, Mr. Mark's sister, visits Obi at home.
(d) Mr. Mark's father turns up at the office later the same afternoon.

7. What do the villagers accuse Obi of after his mother is buried?
(a) Obi is called a beast who abandons his kin for sweet things.
(b) They accuse Obi of stealing from his own mother to be with an osu woman.
(c) They accuse Obi of giving up his mother for an osu woman.
(d) They accuse Obi of being ungrateful and wicked to his own.

8. What character traits does Christopher display in the incident when he and Obi discuss the possibility of Clara's pregnancy?
(a) He is a pragmatic young man who understands the ways of his world.
(b) He is a callous and greedy young man.
(c) He is an idealistic and simple young man.
(d) He is sympathetic and caring.

9. What cynical feeling does Obi have about seeing how insistent the Marks family is on doing whatever it takes for Elsie to get a scholarship?
(a) A degree can make a clerk into what all Nigerians dream of becoming--more like the white man.
(b) A degree can turn a clerk into a senior civil servant at £570 plus amenities--the next best thing to being a white man.
(c) A degree can turn a clerk into a European.
(d) A degree can turn a clerk into a senior civil servant with a high salary--the next best thing to being European.

10. What does the parcel that arrives from the general hospital while Obi is at work contain?
(a) Clara sends him a monetary gift from her father.
(b) Clara sends him £50 and Obi does not know how to return the money without offending her.
(c) Clara sends him a £100 note and asks him never to pay her back.
(d) Clara sends him the ring asking him to return it until they can afford it.

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

12. 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 Obi considers Green an oppressor and Miss Tomlinson admires Green's discipline.
(d) He writes that both Miss Tomlinson and Obi find Mr. Green a good advisor.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what kind of leave does Obi apply when he has to go home to deal with the news he receives?

2. Which friend does Christopher say will help Obi and Clara to find a doctor?

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

4. How do the circumstances surrounding Clara's hospitalization contribute to Obi's eventual downfall?

5. How does Obi explain his physical appearance when Miss Tomlinson says he looks run down?

(see the answer keys)

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