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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. Where does Obi take Clara to celebrate his new car?
(a) They go to the beach.
(b) They go dancing at Okoro.
(c) They go to Okala for a special dinner.
(d) They go to Ikeja for a special dinner.

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

3. What new post has Clara been offered while Obi has been dealing with his new job?
(a) Assistant Nursing Sister.
(b) Matron.
(c) Assistant Matron.
(d) Nursing Sister.

4. What is Nigeria's real problem according to Obi in his remarks to Christopher?
(a) Letting old men rise to the top by bribery and then expecting to be paid off for everything.
(b) A shortage of bright young black men to run things.
(c) Poor leadership.
(d) Too many uneducated people.

5. What descriptive passage communicates the setting and culture in the Onitsha market?
(a) Children are dancing and playing drums while women sell garri.
(b) To the sound of blaring local music, men are selling a concoction, women sell garri, and give to a dancing beggar.
(c) There is a dancing beggar and men who sell "Long Life Mixture."
(d) Drunken men swagger in the street while women flirt and dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the older kinsmen respond after hearing Obi's stories about being at sea?

2. How long does Obi stay in England?

3. From which university has Christopher received his degree?

4. How does Obi try to help with the family's situation?

5. What are the villagers particularly happy about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal conflict does Obi experience while he is on his first visit with his father at home?

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. What immediate effect does Obi's new job have on his financial status and on Clara?

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

9. When Joseph reacts to hearing that Clara is an osu, how does Obi demonstrate his strong feelings about the matter?

10. 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?

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