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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 Obi's full name?
(a) Obilo Isaac.
(b) Obiajulu.
(c) Obiokola.
(d) Obiolo St. Christopher.

2. For which island is the boat heading when Jones recites, "Water, water everywhere; but not a drop to drink"?
(a) Madeira.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Cameroon.
(d) Accra.

3. How is the veteran civil servant characterized when Obi first meets him and the boss comes in demanding a specific file?
(a) He jumps to his feet, grovels, and rebukes the junior clerk.
(b) He ignores the boss and reads a newspaper,
(c) He ignores Obi and grovels at Mr. Green.
(d) He is asleep at his desk and he refers to the necessity of rest at intervals during the work day.

4. Where does Joseph Okeke take Obi after the reception?
(a) The Port Royal restaurant.
(b) The Palm Grove restaurant.
(c) The Tennis Club restaurant.
(d) The Sand Castle restaurant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Obi, what is the best European novel written about West Africa?

2. How does Obi view the luxurious residential area originally meant for Europeans but later occupied by the trickle of Africans who get European posts?

3. What negative comments does Mr. Green make about Africans after his tennis match on the morning of the trial?

4. What is Christopher's usual response to Obi's comments about the civil service?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before going to England, Obi spends time in Lagos with Joseph Okeke. Who is Joseph and how is he connected with Obi?

2. What warning does the Rev. Samuel Ikedi give to Obi On the occasion of the banquet that Obi's father Isaac hold for him before he goes to study in England,?

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

4. What mixed feelings do members of the Umuofian Progressive Union have about Obi's situation 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. What views about the "bride-price" do Obi and Joseph discuss after speaking about Obi's job interview?

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

9. 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?

10. What does Obi encounter that reminds him about the prevalence of bribery when going home for a short visit while waiting for the result of his interview?

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