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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Vivek's favorite breakfast?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Cornflakes with powdered milk and a lot of sugar.
(c) Poached eggs.
(d) Toast.

2. What had been Ahunna's instructions for her own funeral?
(a) She wanted an extravagant coffin.
(b) She wanted a quiet burial.
(c) She wanted for her sons to bury her exactly five days after her death.
(d) She wanted to be cremated and for her ashes to be spread in the sea.

3. Who is Ebenezer's wife?
(a) Chisom.
(b) Mary.
(c) Kavita.
(d) Olunne.

4. Who is Juju's girlfriend?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Mary.
(c) Somto.
(d) Olunne.

5. Who is Tobechukwu's mother?
(a) Rhatha.
(b) Mary.
(c) Osinachi.
(d) Maja.

6. What is the new store that opens in Vivek's village in Part III?
(a) Selfridges.
(b) Mr. Biggs.
(c) Player One.
(d) Tardy.

7. Where would Maja consider going if she really left her husband Charles?
(a) Russia.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) America.
(d) Spain.

8. What work does Chika do on Ahunna's house in Chapter Twenty-One?
(a) He puts in new mirrors.
(b) He puts in new floorboards.
(c) He puts in new bathrooms.
(d) He repaints it.

9. What does Ekene call his brother Chika as a term of affection?
(a) Rika.
(b) Bhai.
(c) Mba.
(d) Beta.

10. What does Elizabeth say in her note to Juju?
(a) She hates Vivek, even though he is dead now.
(b) She wants to speak with Osita.
(c) She is still angry but she wishes Juju would at least write a note back to her.
(d) She wants to break up with Juju.

11. Who does Ebenezer find himself attracted to in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Olunne.
(b) Mary.
(c) Mama Ben.
(d) Kavita.

12. How long is it before the government rebuilds the burnt-out market?
(a) One month.
(b) Five days.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Years.

13. How do Chison and Ebenezer flee the market the day it burns down?
(a) On foot.
(b) In their car.
(c) By train.
(d) On an okada.

14. What kind of foods does Vivek generally like to snack on?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Salty foods.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Rice and potatoes.

15. Why does Maja refuse to go to a dentist?
(a) She does not have the money since Charles left them.
(b) She is afraid of the dentist.
(c) It is supposed to be bad luck to visit the dentist.
(d) She likes to do her own dentistry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Chika want to kill in honor of Vivek that Ekene tries to persuade him not to do?

2. Why does Elizabeth seem to resent Osita in Chapter Nineteen?

3. What question does Ebenezer hear the men in the market ruminating over that he also wonders about in Chapter Sixteen?

4. What are Somto and Olunne surprised about in Chapter Nineteen at their meeting with Juju?

5. What does Vivek think about his neighbor in the very end of Chapter Twelve?

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