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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chisom refuse to leave her store in the market during the riot?
(a) She does not want to leave Mama Ben there alone.
(b) She is worried about her son who is also there.
(c) She is worried about her friend Vivek, who is missing in the market.
(d) She does not want to leave all her goods behind and risk losing them.

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

3. Why is Juju hard on Osita in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Because of Ostia's role in Vivek's excorcism.
(b) Because of Osita's having asked Vivek for money.
(c) Because Osita has not seen any of them in ten years.
(d) Because of how he had treated Vivek in the village years ago.

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

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

6. What does Ebenezer suggest might be causing the mayhem in the market?
(a) The gay pride parade that day.
(b) The run on the bank.
(c) Some unrest related to tensions between Muslims and others in the community.
(d) The rash of theft in the market.

7. Who does Juju say should decide what they do about her plan in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Elizabeth should ultimately decide their course of action.
(b) Somto should ultimately decide their course of action.
(c) Osita should ultimately decide their course of action.
(d) Olunne should ultimately decide their course of action.

8. What is one tactic townspeople use to punish thieves?
(a) Hanging someone.
(b) Imprisoning someone within a tire and lighting the tire on fire.
(c) Cutting off someone's hand.
(d) Stealing someone's shoes and making them walk on glass.

9. What does Vivek witness happening that makes townspeople scatter in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Law enforcement taking people into custody.
(b) A plague of locusts.
(c) A hurricane coming.
(d) A violent mob.

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

11. Who is Chika having an affair with?
(a) Tammy.
(b) Maja.
(c) Rhatha.
(d) Eloise.

12. What does Osita do with Juju in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) They sleep together.
(b) Go swimming.
(c) Cook dinner.
(d) Watch a movie.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Somto so opposed to Juju's plan in Chapter Nineteen?

2. What does Kavita sometimes feel about the way other people mourn Vivek?

3. What is one reason Kavita is happy to see Vivek socializing with the daughters of the Nigerwives?

4. Who is Tobechukwu's mother?

5. Who propositions Vivek sexually in a flashback Vivek remembers in Chapter Twelve?

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