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

2. In “Imitation,” why does Nkem’s acquaintance say that the men stay in Nigeria?
(a) Because they have fewer taxes there.
(b) Because they have more freedom there.
(c) Because they are not recognized as Big Men in the U.S.
(d) Because they are less adaptable than women.

3. In “Ghosts,” what does the narrator say professor Nwoye should have thrown at Ikenna Okoro?
(a) Paper.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Sand.
(d) Money.

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

5. In “A Private Experience,” how did the riots start?
(a) A merchant cheated a customer.
(b) A man ran over a Koran with his car.
(c) A man looked at another man’s woman.
(d) A soldier beat a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” why does Ujunwa not use the name Ibarra for the character in her story?

2. In “A Private Experience,” what does the narrator refer to in saying the woman was having a private experience?

3. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what does Ujunwa say the guests at Jumping Monkey Hill have not seen around them?

4. What does the “thing around your neck” do to Akunna?

5. In “A Private Experience,” what does Chika ask the woman to give her?

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