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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 American Embassy,” what is the woman’s frame of mind?
(a) Chatty.
(b) Attentive.
(c) Voluble.
(d) Blank.

2. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what does Odofile tell Chinaza she has to do in order to get ahead in America?
(a) Be one to two years ahead of the others.
(b) Adapt to the crowd you are in.
(c) Be as mainstream as possible.
(d) Be unique.

3. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does Tracy lose Kamara’s interest?
(a) She makes the same invitation to Maren.
(b) She ignores her in favor of Maren.
(c) She insults Kamara’s shape.
(d) She pretends that she never invited Kamara to pose for her.

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

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what is the job Chioma applied for and accepted?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Chemical engineering.
(c) Financial services.
(d) Legal assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” how does Akunna’s uncle describe America?

2. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what do the couple in the Zimbabwean’s story need to get, before they can get pregnant?

3. In “The American Embassy,” how did the woman escape from the government men who killed her son?

4. In “Imitation,” what other task does the narrator say the custodians of the masks also performed?

5. In “Cell One,” what happened when the narrator’s father confronted her brother about the second theft from their house?

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