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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,” where does Edward Campbell teach?
(a) University of Cape Town.
(b) Nsukka.
(c) University of Lagos.
(d) University of Nairobi.

2. What does the “thing around your neck” do to Akunna?
(a) Nearly choke her.
(b) Fills her with grief.
(c) Allow her to keep breathing.
(d) Allow her to sing.

3. In “A Private Experience,” what medical advice does Chika give the woman?
(a) Take antibiotics.
(b) Inoculate her children.
(c) Use moisturizer.
(d) Sterilize her utensils.

4. 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.

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what do the couple in the Zimbabwean’s story need to get, before they can get pregnant?
(a) A magic spell reversed.
(b) A magic spell.
(c) A combination of medicinal herbs.
(d) A confession from witches.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” how did the riots start?

2. Where is "A Private Experience" set?

3. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what is it in the Senegalese’ story that Edward says is not representative of Africa?

4. In “A Private Experience,” what does the woman invite Chika to sit on?

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Ujunwa characterize what her father did to her?

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