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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Osita tell Kavita in Chapter Seven?
(a) He was having a fight with Vivek.
(b) He was fighting with his brother.
(c) He applied to American colleges but did not get in to any.
(d) He was not gay.

2. Who does Osita tease Vivek about liking in Part I?
(a) Eloise.
(b) Juju.
(c) Somto.
(d) Olunne.

3. What book did Vivek used to hide things in?
(a) The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.
(b) Leaves of Gold.
(c) Siddhartha.
(d) Great Expectations.

4. What does Mary often accuse Ekene of?
(a) Losing his job.
(b) Getting drunk.
(c) Fighting with his son.
(d) Having an affair.

5. Who is Juju's mother?
(a) Maja.
(b) Kavita.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Rhatha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kavita's uncle and guardian?

2. Where does Kavita want Vivek to go to college?

3. What does Kavita's dowry consist of?

4. Who tells Vivek his grandmother died on the same day he was born?

5. Why does Kavita take Vivek to the doctor in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What illness does Osita realize Vivek suffers from in Part I?

2. Who is one of the first women Chika is attracted to and why is this a problem?

3. What item of Vivek's is Osita desperate to find after his death?

4. What does Chika think is a bad omen for Vivek, from the day of Vivek's birth?

5. In Part II, what kind of problems are Kavita and Chika having with Vivek?

6. What does Vivek ask of Osita in Part I that is quite unusual and unsettling?

7. How does Vivek get bruises and bumps often in Part I?

8. Why is Vivek so angry with Kavita and Chika when he comes back from Mary's church in Part II?

9. What significant lie does Osita tell his family in Part II?

10. Why does Kavita come to find Osita when he disappears for several weeks following Vivek's death?

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