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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Arrangers of Marriage".

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) Handbags, clothes.
(b) Candy, food.
(c) Books, magazines.
(d) CDs, DVDs.

2. In “Ghosts,” what national scandal affected Professor Nwoye’s wife’s death?
(a) Doctors’ strikes.
(b) Skyrocketing health care prices.
(c) Fake drugs.
(d) Medicine shortages.

3. In “A Private Experience,” who are the aggressors in the riots the women are hiding from?
(a) Hausa Muslims.
(b) Yoruba.
(c) Igbo Christians.
(d) Fulani Christians.

4. In “Ghosts,” where did Ikenna Okoro go after the last time Professor Nwoye saw him?
(a) Sweden.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) The U.S.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” why does Odofile tell Chinaza to stop cooking African food?

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

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

5. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what does Chinaza miss about the markets at home?

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