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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,” why does Akunna not write to her family back in Nigeria?
(a) She could not reveal what her uncle did to her.
(b) She could not afford postage.
(c) She did not want to admit defeat.
(d) She thought there was nothing to write about.

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

3. In “Imitation,” what were the masks used for?
(a) Warding off evil.
(b) Negotiating treaties.
(c) Terrifying subjects.
(d) Human sacrifices.

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

5. In “Imitation,” how does Nkem say it came to pass that she raised the children alone in the U.S.?
(a) Her husband planned it that way.
(b) Her husband’s plans to join them kept being interrupted.
(c) She planned it that way.
(d) It just happened.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” what does Chika ask the woman to give her?

2. In “The Shivering,” where was Chinedu working when he met Abidemi?

3. In “The American Embassy,” what does the man in line behind the woman speculate about the people in the American embassy?

4. In “A Private Experience,” what has the woman lost who shows Chika where to hide from the riots?

5. In “Cell One,” what does the narrator say distinguished her brother Nnamabia?

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