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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Shivering".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” what aspect of the Hausa woman does the narrator say Chika will remember?
(a) Her suffering.
(b) Her gentleness.
(c) Her despair.
(d) Her beauty.

2. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” why does Ujunwa not use the name Ibarra for the character in her story?
(a) Too exotic.
(b) Too commonplace.
(c) Too cliché.
(d) Too masculine.

3. In “The Shivering,” where does Ukamaka end up driving Chinedu to, regularly?
(a) The library and the cafeteria.
(b) Work and the gym.
(c) Church and groceries.
(d) School and the bars.

4. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” where does Edward Campbell teach?
(a) University of Nairobi.
(b) University of Cape Town.
(c) University of Lagos.
(d) Nsukka.

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what does Ujunwa say the guests at Jumping Monkey Hill have not seen around them?
(a) Black people.
(b) Red-capped lizards.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Isabel explain Ujunwa’s good looks?

2. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Ujunwa characterize what her father did to her?

3. In “A Private Experience,” where will Chika be when she sees this sight next?

4. In “The Shivering,” how long had Ukamaka and Udenna been in a relationship together?

5. In “A Private Experience,” where is Chika in school?

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