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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Ghosts".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye’s daughter Nkiru’s name mean?
(a) God is faithful.
(b) What is ahead is better.
(c) The river gave us a daughter.
(d) We are blessed.

3. In “Ghosts,” what quality did Professor Nwoye admire about Ikenna Okoro?
(a) His recklessness.
(b) His fearlessness.
(c) His thoughtfulness.
(d) His restraint.

4. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator prevent her parents from visiting Nnamabia in prison, after the first week?
(a) She lays herself down in front of the car.
(b) She manufactures an emergency.
(c) She threatens to move out.
(d) She breaks the car’s windshield.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Imitation,” how does the narrator characterize Nkem’s dating life before Obiora?

2. In “Ghosts,” when did Professor Nwoye and his wife return to their home, after fleeing?

3. In “Imitation,” where does Nkem live?

4. In “Imitation,” how long did Obiora stay in the U.S. after he settled Nkem there?

5. In “Ghosts,” where did Ikenna Okoro go after the last time Professor Nwoye saw him?

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