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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,” how does Edward outrage Ujunwa?
(a) He speaks to her like a housegirl.
(b) He propositions her.
(c) He ignore her.
(d) He says he would like her to lie down for him.

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

3. In “Ghosts,” what has Professor Nwoye come to the university to inquire about?
(a) His disciplinary hearing.
(b) His pension.
(c) His teaching assignment.
(d) His students.

4. In “Imitation,” what was it that kept Obiora in Nigeria?
(a) A big government contract.
(b) A lover.
(c) Another wife.
(d) His elderly parents.

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” who is the workshop leader?
(a) The Senegalese
(b) The Kenyan.
(c) The Zimbabwean.
(d) The Ugandan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” when was the last time Professor Nwoye saw Ikenna Okoro?

2. In “A Private Experience,” what can Chika tell about the woman by her accent?

3. In “A Private Experience,” what religious item does Chika carry, even though she says she does not believe?

4. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what African country does the Jumping Monkey Hill residency take place in?

5. In “Imitation,” what are the features of the Benin mask Nkem is looking at while her friend tells her about her husband’s infidelity?

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