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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 “A Private Experience,” who was Chika with in the market when riots broke out?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) She was alone.
(c) Her driver.
(d) Her sister.

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

3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” where does Akunna live when she arrives in America?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) New York.
(c) Maine.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

5. In “A Private Experience,” what can Chika tell about the woman by her accent?
(a) That she is Christian.
(b) That she is from the south.
(c) That she is Igbo.
(d) That she is from the north.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Imitation,” what were the masks used for?

2. In “A Private Experience,” who are the aggressors in the riots the women are hiding from?

3. In “Imitation,” what preparation has Nkem neglected to make, when Obiora comes home?

4. In “Imitation,” what dividing line does Nkem say has blurred in America?

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” who is the workshop leader?

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