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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. After his discussion with Clara and then with Joseph, how does Obi express his defiance of opposition to his marrying Clara?
(a) He drives her to Kingsway to buy an engagement ring and a Bible.
(b) He obtains a marriage license and ring immediately.
(c) He asks Clara's father for her hand in marriage and gives her a ring.
(d) He tells his parents he will marry Clara no matter what and buys her a ring.

2. According to the stories shared by Obi and Joseph, to which international leader did Obi write a letter while in school?
(a) Churchill.
(b) Gandhi.
(c) Mussolini.
(d) Hitler.

3. Why do Christopher and Obi eat with their fingers while at Obi's house?
(a) It makes them feel they are really back home.
(b) They do not care what they do at home even though elsewhere they observe customs.
(c) The houseboy insists that this is the way to eat the food he cooks.
(d) They find it tastes better and throw off the pretense that it is uncivilized.

4. What happens when Obi goes for his job interview with the Public Services Commission?
(a) Obi talks about modern poetry and novels.
(b) Obi ridicules a panelist who falls asleep.
(c) Obi impresses the panel and they offer him a job imediately.
(d) Obi is bored and disinterested.

5. 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 says that people needing jobs cannot afford to anger employers.
(b) Joseph advises Obi to get a job before arguing with commissioners.
(c) Joseph advises Obi to aologize to the interviewing panel.
(d) Joseph says Obi will pay for his disrespect to the interviewers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the author prove the assertion that Obi has been homesick while studying in England when Obi is communicating with his villagers?

3. Who is Obi's new boss?

4. As the celebration continues, how does the author use an argument about kola nuts to reveal the clash between Christian beliefs and folklore?

5. Who chairs the prayer meeting that Obi's parents called before Obi goes to England?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What are the main events involving Obi at the December meeting of the UPU attended by Joseph and Obi?

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

4. What is the meaning of Obi's full name and why did his father give him this name?

5. What contact has there been between Clara and Obi before being together in the Lagos slum where Clara has a dressmaker?

6. What references to bribery show that the members are very familiar with corruption in Nigeria At the reception held to welcome Obi home?

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

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

10. What sights does Obi observe and how does he respond When Obi returns to Lagos from England and visits a Lagos slum?

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