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

2. By using the expression "Augean stable", what literary device is the author using?
(a) Folklore allusion.
(b) Historical allusion.
(c) Mythological allusion.
(d) Biblical allusion.

3. What moves Obi even though he has little religion left while on the boat looking out to sea?
(a) He recalls, "I must go down to the sea again."
(b) He recalls, "And into sea He stepped with is disciples."
(c) He recalls, "I see my God in the sea and the sky."
(d) He recalls, "They that go down to the sea in ships."

4. What bothers Obi when he sees his parents when he goes home?
(a) Their poverty and disappointment in him.
(b) Their illness and age.
(c) Their frail health and their poverty.
(d) Their poverty and age.

5. What new expense does Obi assume when he gets his new car that suggests another symbol of his status?
(a) Obi has a houseboy whom he pays £4 a month.
(b) Obi has a driver whom he hires for £10 a month.
(c) Obi has a driver, whom he hires for £4 a month.
(d) Obi has a valet whom he pays £10 a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What warning does Obi's new boss give him when the two are introduced?

2. What does Obi find amazing about Clara's taste in films?

3. What descriptive passage communicates the setting and culture in the Onitsha market?

4. What is Nigeria's real problem according to Obi in his remarks to Christopher?

5. What reminds Obi of England during his reception for which hundreds turn out?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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,?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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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