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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 Obi do in an effort to find solace for his distress about Clara's situation?
(a) He is so agitated that he almost crashes his car.
(b) He cannot eat, sleep or read poems that normally console him.
(c) The author writes that Obi does not eat; he pulls down Houseman's volume but then reads no poems.
(d) He storms into the hospital at midnight demanding to see Clara.

2. What are Obi's early responses to the death of his mother?
(a) He is relieved although it is too late to save the situation with Clara.
(b) He is too overcome by all his troubles to feel anything for his mother.
(c) He believes maybe now he can marry Clara.
(d) He cries like a child and feels guilty about not keeping vigil for his mother.

3. What steps does Obi try to implement at home in order to curtail his expenses?
(a) he plans to save on electricity and entertainment.
(b) He plans to save on electricity and telephone cost.
(c) He plans to save on electricity and water.
(d) He tries to save by cutting back on meat purchases and reducing use of electricity.

4. How bad is the situation when Obi's insurance bill actually arrives?
(a) The insurance has to be paid much sooner than Obi expected.
(b) The insurance costs £42 and Obi has £13 in the bank.
(c) The insurance costs twice what Obi expected.
(d) The insurance costs £60 and Obi has £15 in the bank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. Green, what characteristic of Nigerians would prevent the country from being able to manage independence?

2. What are the contents of the letter from Obi that Clara later returns?

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

4. When Obi finally reaches Clara's house, how does he relate the outcomes of his visit home?

5. Which girl does Christopher consider marrying except for the fact that she is going away to study?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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