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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. When Obi goes to visit Clara in hospital, what comments by the doctor foreshadow what will happen between Clara and Obi?
2. How is it made clear that the matter is not over after Obi resists Mr. Mark's offer of a bribe?
3. How does Obi feel after he resists the temptation to accept Mr. Mark's bribe?
4. Where do Clara and Obi go with Christopher and his new girlfriend, Bisi?
5. Why does Marie Tomlinson become suspicious when Mr. Mark asks to speak confidentially with Obi at the office?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens When Obi and Clara visit the first doctor about her pregnancy?
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. What is Christopher's reaction When Obi tells Christopher about Elsie Mark's visit ho his home and his decision to turn her down?
4. What event illustrates the seriousness with which those who want scholarships After Mr. Mark's visit to Obi's office treat applications?
5. 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?
6. 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?
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. How do the incidents at the Roman Catholic convent in demonstrate limitations on social relationships in Lagos?
9. How does the second doctor that Clara and Obi visit differ from the first?
10. When Obi goes to Clara's after his visit home, how does the relationship between them take a turn for the worse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
To what extent does Obi's "coming of age" experience reflect the dilemma of the young generation trapped between traditional and modern cultures?
Essay Topic 2
An outstanding feature of this story is the author's ability to illustrate the importance of stories, songs, and dreams in the lives of traditional Nigerians. Provide detailed references to stories songs and dreams in the novel, and use them to demonstrate the validity of this assertion.
Essay Topic 3
Giving specific examples, discuss the author's use of literary, biblical and historical allusions in the novel.
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