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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 “Ghosts,” what did Ikenna Okoro teach?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) History.

2. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” how does Akunna get a job after leaving her uncle’s house?
(a) She offers to work for less than the regular waitresses.
(b) She offers to do jobs no one else wants to do.
(c) She shows the hiring manager her experience.
(d) She tells the manager who her parents are.

3. In “Imitation,” what preparation has Nkem neglected to make, when Obiora comes home?
(a) Putting on makeup.
(b) Waxing her pubic hair.
(c) Polishing the silver.
(d) Washing the car.

4. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” how does Akunna’s uncle describe America?
(a) It is location, location, location.
(b) It is dog eat dog.
(c) It is give and take.
(d) It is cat and mouse.

5. In “A Private Experience,” what does the woman invite Chika to sit on?
(a) Her wrap.
(b) A dusty chair.
(c) Her headscarf.
(d) The floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” what has Chika lost as she hides from the riots?

2. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” which of the other writers does Ujunwa think she will get along with?

3. In “A Private Experience,” what has the woman lost who shows Chika where to hide from the riots?

4. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what do the couple in the Zimbabwean’s story need to get, before they can get pregnant?

5. In “Ghosts,” what were Professor Nwoye and the other faculty fleeing when they saw Ikenna?

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