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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Obi and Joseph about the restaurant?
(a) It is owned by an old Englishwoman.
(b) It does not sell any African food.
(c) It is almost empty on a Saturday evening.
(d) It is completely European in style and food.

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

3. Although Clara is businesslike when she visits Obi's cabin, what gives him hope that she is interested?
(a) She says in Ibo that they belong together.
(b) She tells him she likes him a little.
(c) She says she is not seeing anyone.
(d) She says he is handsome.

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

5. Why does Obi insist on moving in to stay with Joseph?
(a) To avoid sleeping at his relative's house in the slum.
(b) To save money from paying a hotel bill.
(c) To avoid traveling the long distance to Umuofia.
(d) To avoid sleeping in a bad hotel paid for by the UPU.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Obi subtly reminded of his debt to the UPU at the reception?

3. Which two people arrive as Obi and Joseph sit in the lounge at the restaurant in Chapter 4?

4. For which island is the boat heading when Jones recites, "Water, water everywhere; but not a drop to drink"?

5. How does Joseph interpret Obi's insistence on ignoring tradition and marrying Clara?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory has he developed about ending corruption in Nigeria Before Obi begins to work? How has it evolved and why is it ironic?

2. What two mistakes does Obi make when Obi attends reception held in Lagos by the Umuofian Progressive Union to welcome him home?

3. What makes Obi especially interested in a new arrival at the Pine Grove while he and Joseph are there?

4. Why does Obi feel tears in his eyes at the judge's lecture even though he is prepared for the sentence at the beginning of the novel?

5. What story does Joseph recall about Obi's school days while he and Obi are at dinner at the Pine Grove?

6. What causes Obi to storm out of the December UPU meeting in a rage?

7. How is Joseph proven wrong about his assumption that the owner of the Palm Grove is a Syrian?

8. How welcoming is Mr. Green when Obi is introduced on his first day at work in the civil service?

9. Why does Obi accuse Joseph of having a colonial mentality When Obi and Joseph discuss Obi's job interview with the Public service Commission?

10. What views about the "bride-price" do Obi and Joseph discuss after speaking about Obi's job interview?

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