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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 causes the women to mock Obi when he visits Clara in the hospital?
(a) They mock him for thinking that his big government car gives him privileges.
(b) They mock him for crying in front of all the women.
(c) They mock him for being over-excited and confused over a simple matter.
(d) They mock him for going on his knees to beg Clara's forgiveness.

2. When Obi goes to visit Clara in hospital, what comments by the doctor foreshadow what will happen between Clara and Obi?
(a) The doctor says Clara has given up on Obi.
(b) The doctor says there is not much hope for Clara.
(c) The doctor says Clara is too angry to speak to Obi.
(d) The doctor says Clara might not want to see Obi.

3. What destroys Obi's hope for support from his mother for marrying Clara?
(a) Hannah threatens to kill herself if he marries Clara.
(b) Because Hannah curses Clara without hearing a word from Obi.
(c) The argument between Obi and Hannah makes Hannah's condition worsen.
(d) Hannah becomes boisterous and sends him away.

4. What causes Obi's failure to repay Clara's money?
(a) He gets news of his father's death.
(b) He gets news of his mother's death.
(c) He gets news of taxes he owes.
(d) Mr. Green demands that he repay the salary advance immediately.

5. What is the first report of Obi's involvement in bribery?
(a) A prosperous Lagos businessman hands him money to get his son to England on scholarship one evening during scholarship season.
(b) Obi sleeps with a scholarship applicant and then recommends her for the scholarship.
(c) He finally accepts money to make his payments to the UPU.
(d) Obi accepts a bribe from a colleague whose daughter needs a scholarship.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Obi respond to the assertions of Mr. Green and Miss Tomlinson about leave entitlements available to Africans?

2. Where does Obi try to get money from to pay back Clara's loan?

3. What is Christopher's reaction when Obi shares with him the outcomes of his talks with his parents about marrying Clara?

4. Where do Christopher and Obi go to play tennis with Nora and Pat?

5. How does the author make it clear that the association between Nora and Pat, and Obi and Christopher is affected by racial issues?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Obi and Marie Tomlinson become more cordial to each other, how does the author use these two characters to vary the portrayal of Mr. Green?

2. What mixed feelings does Obi have about resisting the temptation to accept Mr. Mark's bribe?

3. Why is Obi distressed by the reaction of his mother when they discuss Obi's plan to marry Clara?

4. After Clara and Obi quarrel about his failure to ask her for money to help his situation, how does Obi demonstrate his reliance on reading to find solace?

5. When Obi visits home, how does the issue of Clara being osu affect Obi's discussions with his father?

6. What is Christopher's reaction When Obi tells Christopher about Elsie Mark's visit ho his home and his decision to turn her down?

7. How does the second doctor that Clara and Obi visit differ from the first?

8. When Obi leaves Clara to go off with the doctor who is going to perform the abortion, how does the author reveal the extent of Obi's distress?

9. Describe briefly the incidents that occur between Obi and Clara on the night before Obi leaves for his visit to his home.

10. What incident involving Mr. Mark at Obi's office foreshadows Obi's eventual involvement with bribes over scholarships?

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