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

2. What is Obi told about the many dead dogs in the street when he visits the slum in Lagos?
(a) They are part of the "Old Nigeria" that Obi has forgotten.
(b) There is no government agency to move them.
(c) It is good luck to kill a dog with one's new car but bad luck to kill a duck.
(d) They are injured by bad drivers who do not pick them up.

3. What does Obi find amazing about Clara's taste in films?
(a) How she hates British movies.
(b) How she cries at sad movies but loves to see them.
(c) How she delights in on-screen killing.
(d) How she gets caught up in every lover's quarrel.

4. How does Joseph react to Obi telling him about the incident at the interview that causes Obi to accuse him of having a colonial mentality?
(a) Joseph advises Obi to get a job before arguing with commissioners.
(b) Joseph says Obi will pay for his disrespect to the interviewers.
(c) Joseph says that people needing jobs cannot afford to anger employers.
(d) Joseph advises Obi to aologize to the interviewing panel.

5. How does the author prove the assertion that Obi has been homesick while studying in England when Obi is communicating with his villagers?
(a) He enjoys the dancing and singing and is nostalgic.
(b) He sits with the elders and asks for more folk stories.
(c) He speaks Ibo whenever possible and feels shame for using English to a Nigerian.
(d) The celebrations cause him to become tearful and nostalgic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Obi first articulate his theory about corruption in Nigeria?

2. Why does Obi hope to receive support from his mother for his plan to marry Clara?

3. Why does the UPU want Obi to study law in England?

4. What is the name of Obi's houseboy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What complaints does Obi make about an encounter with the police after buying the ring and returning home to Joseph?

2. How does the incident with the police and the lorry driver on the way to Umuofia affect Obi's views about getting rid of bribery?

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

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

5. After arguing with Joseph, how does Obi first demonstrate the seriousness of his intentions to marry Clara?

6. What event foreshadows Obi's experiences with bribery when the boat bringing Clara and Obi back from England docks at Lagos?

7. How does Obi first disappoint the Umuofian progressive Union and the poor Umuofians who tax themselves heavily to send Obi to England to become a lawyer?

8. 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?

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

10. What comments does Mr. Green make to suggest that he expected no better from Obi at the tennis club on the morning of the verdict?

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