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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. To which literary character does Obi compare Mr. Green?
(a) Kurtz in Conrad's "Heart of Darkness."
(b) Mr. Darcy in "Pride & Prejudice."
(c) Hamlet in Shakespeare's "Hamlet."
(d) Pip in "Great Expectations."

2. What news from home necessitates Obi taking leave to visit his village?
(a) One of Obi's siblings has died and the family needs him.
(b) Obi's father becomes seriously ill and his mother wants him home.
(c) Obi's mother dies and his father needs support.
(d) His father writes to say Obi's mother has been hospitalized and that he needs to discuss an urgent matter with Obi.

3. When Obi returns to work, what comments by Mr. Green continue to reflect his disrespect for Nigerians?
(a) Mr. Green complains about Africans being lazy.
(b) Mr. Green gives a lecture about abuse of local leave by Africans.
(c) Mr. Green says local leave was never meant for lazy Africans.
(d) Mr. Green threatens to reduce Obi's entitlement.

4. From whom does Obi borrow money to help out with Clara's abortion?
(a) From Marie Tomlinson.
(b) From Sam Okoli.
(c) From a moneylender.
(d) From Clara's sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Clara and Obi discuss the situation concerning the response of his parents to their engagement, what comments of Clara foreshadow further trouble?

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

3. What does Obi do in an effort to find solace for his distress about Clara's situation?

4. What literary device does the author use in the reference to Pilate in describing Isaac's attitude to "the written word?"

5. What happens to Clara after her hospitalization?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two specific events after the death of Obi's mother that indicates that Obi has broken his resolve against accepting bribes.

2. When Obi reaches home, how does the author use descriptions of the rooms of Obi's parents to portray their characters?

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

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

5. As Obi returns to office while Clara is hospitalized, how do the issues discussed at work contrast with the serious problems facing Obi?

6. What cynical comment does the author make concerning Obi's feelings about Elsie Mark's determination to get a scholarship when Elsie Mark visits Obi?

7. What mixed reactions does Obi display in response to his mother's death?

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

10. After Obi returns from his visit home, how does Christopher react to Obi's news about the response of his parents to his plan to marry Clara?

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