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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "On Monday of Last Week".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In “A Private Experience,” what does the woman invite Chika to sit on?
(a) Her headscarf.
(b) A dusty chair.
(c) The floor.
(d) Her wrap.

3. In “Imitation,” at the time of the story, how frequently is Obiora visiting Nkem?
(a) Every other month.
(b) Once every summer.
(c) Every three months.
(d) Every month.

4. In “A Private Experience,” how did the riots start?
(a) A soldier beat a man.
(b) A merchant cheated a customer.
(c) A man looked at another man’s woman.
(d) A man ran over a Koran with his car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” where is Chika in school?

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what phrase almost prevented Kamara getting the babysitting job?

3. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye buy for the men under the flame tree?

4. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator characterize Nnamabia’s response to imprisonment?

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

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