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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,” when was the last time Professor Nwoye saw Ikenna Okoro?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1982
(d) 1962.

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what amuses Kamara about the phrase “cooking dinner” in the U.S. (80)?
(a) She does not recognize the foods Americans cook.
(b) It takes such a short time.
(c) It entails going out of the house to a restaurant.
(d) It just means microwaving something frozen.

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

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

5. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how long did it take Tobechi to get his green card and send for Kamara?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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