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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 does the author reveal about a special aspect of Nigerian culture, when the two couples go out on a date?
(a) There are three ways of dressing to go dancing: European, Intimate and Ecstatic.
(b) There are three ways of dancing the "High-life": European, Intimate and Ecstatic.
(c) There are three sections of the club: European, Intimate and Ecstatic.
(d) There are three types of drinks at the bar: European, Intimate and Ecstatic.

2. What is Christopher's view about bribery?
(a) He says only acceptance of money constitutes bribery.
(b) He says taking willing Elsie to bed after her interview does not qualify as bribery.
(c) He says white members of the committee would have accepted Miss Mark's offer.
(d) He says everybody is influenced by something.

3. How does the first doctor respond when Clara and Obi visit him?
(a) He says Clara should get help in her own village for privacy's sake.
(b) He says they should go to the public clinic which is cheaper.
(c) He says they should go back to England where these prejudices do not exist.
(d) He says he cannot risk his reputation and practice over an abortion and that Obi should marry the pretty girl.

4. How does the relationship between Obi and Marie Tomlinson develop after she witnesses Obi's distress about his finances?
(a) They have become intimate and share many activities.
(b) They have not recovered from the heated argument about Obi's unpaid debt.
(c) Obi and Marie Tomlinson are on a first-name basis and speak frankly about many things, including Mr. Green.
(d) They have become distant and speak only about work.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What news from home necessitates Obi taking leave to visit his village?

4. What happens to Clara after her hospitalization?

5. What is Obi's response when Clara goes off with the doctor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. What changes about Obi's thoughts when Obi approaches Mr. Omo about a salary advance and learns that his financial situation is even worse than he imagines?

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

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

10. 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?

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