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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 Arrangers of Marriage,” why does Odofile tell Chinaza to stop cooking African food?
(a) He cannot afford the imported ingredients.
(b) He does not want them to be known as foreigners.
(c) He thinks Nigerian food is for peasants.
(d) He cannot get to the African store for her produce.

2. In “Imitation,” how does the narrator characterize Nkem’s dating life before Obiora?
(a) She did not go on dates, she waited for an arranged marriage.
(b) She sold herself for money.
(c) She dated other married men.
(d) She only dated young single men.

3. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator characterize the town of Nsukka?
(a) University town.
(b) Administrative center.
(c) Country village.
(d) Industrial town.

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 threatens to move out.
(c) She breaks the car’s windshield.
(d) She manufactures an emergency.

5. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how long has Kamara been working for Neil?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Imitation,” what preparation has Nkem neglected to make, when Obiora comes home?

2. In “A Private Experience,” who are the aggressors in the riots the women are hiding from?

3. In “The Shivering,” how did Udenna justify breaking up with Ukamaka?

4. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Chinaza characterize her aunt and uncle’s interest in her thoughts and feelings about new marriage?

5. In “Cell One,” why was Nnamabia arrested the second time?

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