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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 “Imitation,” what does Nkem give as her reason for moving back to Nigeria?
(a) She wants to have a marriage year round.
(b) She wants to be close to her family.
(c) She wants to kick the girlfriend out of her house.
(d) She wants to know when a new houseboy is hired in her house.

2. In “A Private Experience,” what does Chika see when they ventures out from the store?
(a) Burned bodies.
(b) Merchants fixing their stalls.
(c) Angry mobs.
(d) Soldiers beating people.

3. In “Ghosts,” why does Professor Nwoye refrain from telling his daughter about his wife’s visits?
(a) She will put him in a home.
(b) She will bring him to America.
(c) She will marry him into a family that will look after him.
(d) She will medicate him.

4. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what kinds of things did the Akunna’s relatives ask for as gifts from America?
(a) Handbags, clothes.
(b) Books, magazines.
(c) Candy, food.
(d) CDs, DVDs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye buy for the men under the flame tree?

2. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Edward make Ujunwa uncomfortable?

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

4. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” when does the thing around Akunna’s neck start to let go?

5. In “Ghosts,” what quality did Professor Nwoye admire about Ikenna Okoro?

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