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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. According to Mr. Green, what characteristic of Nigerians would prevent the country from being able to manage independence?
(a) Green believes Nigerians have no discipline or loyalty.
(b) Green believes there is too much corruption and lack of patriotism.
(c) Green believes Nigerians like Obi are lazy through and through.
(d) Green believes no Nigerian will put privilege over his country.

2. Where do Clara and Obi go with Christopher and his new girlfriend, Bisi?
(a) They go to dinner and a movie at the Imperial and then dancing.
(b) They go to the movie at the Imperial and then dancing.
(c) They go dancing at the Imperial.
(d) They go dancing and to dinner at the Imperial.

3. How do the visitors at Obi's home react after he has been there a couple of days?
(a) They feel closer to Obi because he accepts his father's decision.
(b) They take offense because he stays in his room and they are told he is ill.
(c) They are disappointed that Obi has lost touch with them.
(d) They become distant because he tries to stand up to his father for an unworthy woman.

4. What does the parcel that arrives from the general hospital while Obi is at work contain?
(a) Clara sends him £50 and Obi does not know how to return the money without offending her.
(b) Clara sends him a £100 note and asks him never to pay her back.
(c) Clara sends him the ring asking him to return it until they can afford it.
(d) Clara sends him a monetary gift from her father.

5. Why does Marie Tomlinson become suspicious when Mr. Mark asks to speak confidentially with Obi at the office?
(a) Mr. Mark asks to talk confidentially to Obi and he speaks in Ibo.
(b) His mannerisms are secretive.
(c) His clothing is suspicious.
(d) He hands Obi a sealed envelope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Obi's failure to repay Clara's money?

2. How does Obi finally get caught for his involvement in bribery?

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

4. What does Obi consider doing in order to meet his mounting debts after speaking with Charles Ibe?

5. What does the process lead Obi to decide when he examines the "mainspring of his actions" for the first time in his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Obi reveals his suspicion that Clara is pregnant, how does Christopher react?

2. What event illustrates the seriousness with which those who want scholarships After Mr. Mark's visit to Obi's office treat applications?

3. What happens When Obi and Clara visit the first doctor about her pregnancy?

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

5. How do the incidents at the Roman Catholic convent in demonstrate limitations on social relationships in Lagos?

6. At the beginning of Obi's visit to his parents, how does the author communicate Obi's feelings about his mother?

7. 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?

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

9. As Obi is caught with evidence of having accepted a bribe, how does the author indicate that outsiders have no idea how to account for what has happened to Obi?

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

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