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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Juju after Vivek's death?
(a) She tries to take her own life.
(b) She moves to America.
(c) She stops speaking entirely.
(d) She drowns.

2. What does Juju tell Osita she never told anyone about the day Vivek died?
(a) That Osita came to her house looking for him.
(b) That Osita had just tired to get Vivek to join his church.
(c) That Osita had just started wearing a dress too.
(d) That Osita had just asked Vivek to borrow money.

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

4. What is Vivek's reaction to the secret Osita tells him in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) He tells Osita he should have told Olunne instead.
(b) He gets angry and says that Osita should not have expected him to fix this for him.
(c) He tells Osita he will have to tell the secret to Mary.
(d) He tells Osita to ask Elizabeth out on a date again.

5. What is a problem driving a wedge between Ebenezer and his wife?
(a) They are having problems because of Ebenezer's failing health.
(b) They are having problems because of Ebenezer's infidelity.
(c) They are having financial problems.
(d) They are having trouble conceiving.

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

7. What does Osita tell Vivek about what they talk about in the village concerning Vivek?
(a) How Vivek and Osita are lovers.
(b) How Chika is cheating on Kavita.
(c) How Ahunna died on the same day Vivek was born.
(d) How Ekene is cheating on Mary.

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

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

10. How does Vivek know the person who saves him from the deadly mob violence in Chapter Eleven?
(a) They know each other from the bar.
(b) They are work colleagues.
(c) Their parents went to college together.
(d) They are neighbors.

11. How does Osita tell Vivek he makes decisions?
(a) By asking the gods for guidance.
(b) By asking his father for advice.
(c) By asking his mother for advice.
(d) By asking if there is compass inside him telling him whether he is right or wrong.

12. What kind of shop does Chisom have in the market?
(a) Sewing supplies.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Tires.
(d) Videos.

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

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

15. Where is Juju when she sees her half-brother for the first time?
(a) The open-air book market.
(b) The clothing shop.
(c) Her auntie's house.
(d) The butcher shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Olunne tell Vivek in Chapter Twelve that shocks him enough to knock the smile off his face?

2. What had Vivek decided to do before reconnecting with Somto and Olunne?

3. What animal does Chika ultimately decide to kill for Vivek's funeral?

4. What is one tactic townspeople use to punish thieves?

5. Why does Charles come back home to Maja?

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