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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What descriptive passage communicates the setting and culture in the Onitsha market?

2. What does Obi do while awaiting the results of his interview?

3. What is the name of Obi's houseboy?

4. Why does the UPU want Obi to study law in England?

5. Where does the boat anchor to allow the passengers to watch boys diving for coins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joseph find surprising and what does Obi find disappointing When Obi Joseph takes Obi to dinner at the Pine grove?

2. When Joseph reacts to hearing that Clara is an osu, how does Obi demonstrate his strong feelings about the matter?

3. What makes Obi especially interested in a new arrival at the Pine Grove while he and Joseph are there?

4. Why does Obi feel tears in his eyes at the judge's lecture even though he is prepared for the sentence at the beginning of the novel?

5. What warning does the Rev. Samuel Ikedi give to Obi On the occasion of the banquet that Obi's father Isaac hold for him before he goes to study in England,?

6. After arguing with Joseph, how does Obi first demonstrate the seriousness of his intentions to marry Clara?

7. What does Obi encounter that reminds him about the prevalence of bribery when going home for a short visit while waiting for the result of his interview?

8. What contact has there been between Clara and Obi before being together in the Lagos slum where Clara has a dressmaker?

9. What immediate effect does Obi's new job have on his financial status and on Clara?

10. What two mistakes does Obi make when Obi attends reception held in Lagos by the Umuofian Progressive Union to welcome him home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The disclosure at the beginning of the novel that Obi is on trial for accepting bribes necessitates extensive use of flashbacks to describe the evolution of events that bring him to this. Discuss the author's handling of flashbacks as a means of exposition in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Giving specific examples, discuss the evidence that the author presents in the novel to illustrate the impact of Obi's British education on his way of life and his analysis of issues.

Essay Topic 3

What is the role played in the novel by the minor European characters in Obi's environment?

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