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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 does Obi turn to for solace when at home in his distress after refusing dinner?
2. When Obi returns to work, what comments by Mr. Green continue to reflect his disrespect for Nigerians?
3. What do the villagers accuse Obi of after his mother is buried?
4. After Clara and Obi discuss the situation concerning the response of his parents to their engagement, what comments of Clara foreshadow further trouble?
5. When Obi finally reaches Clara's house, how does he relate the outcomes of his visit home?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What makes Obi decide to apply for local leave and visit his home?
3. What are the examples evident of the author's use of humor When Christopher and Obi take Clara and Bisi dancing at the Imperial?
4. How do the incidents at the Roman Catholic convent in demonstrate limitations on social relationships in Lagos?
5. 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?
6. Why is Obi distressed by the reaction of his mother when they discuss Obi's plan to marry Clara?
7. Why does the author place emphasis on describing Obi's deteriorating financial situation after the incidents with Mr. Mark and Elsie, his sister?
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. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
An important aspect of the novel's impact lies in the ability of the author to portray character effectively. Justifying your answer with reference to specific examples, discuss the methods used by the author to portray two major and two minor characters in the story.
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
Using specific examples, describe how the author introduces and develops family relationships as a major theme in the novel.
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