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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Thing Around Your Neck".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” why did Edward think the Zimbabwean’s story was passé?
(a) Magic is last century’s Africa.
(b) The Africa he knew did not have magic in it.
(c) The language was archaic.
(d) More important things were happening in Africa.

2. In “A Private Experience,” where is Chika in school?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Nsukka.
(c) University of Lagos.
(d) London.

3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what do all Americans have, according to Akunna’s relatives in Nigeria?
(a) A credit card and a good job.
(b) A car and a gun.
(c) A lover and a spouse.
(d) A second home.

4. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye’s wife do when she visits him?
(a) Massages him with Nivea.
(b) Tell him stories about their daughter.
(c) Predict coming events.
(d) Talks to him about the other side.

5. In “Ghosts,” what national scandal affected Professor Nwoye’s wife’s death?
(a) Skyrocketing health care prices.
(b) Fake drugs.
(c) Doctors’ strikes.
(d) Medicine shortages.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” where did Ikenna Okoro go after the last time Professor Nwoye saw him?

2. In “Ghosts,” why does Professor Nwoye refrain from telling his daughter about his wife’s visits?

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

4. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what does Ujunwa say happened to her right before she came to Jumping Monkey Hill?

5. In “A Private Experience,” what aspect of the Hausa woman does the narrator say Chika will remember?

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