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

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

3. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator characterize Nnamabia’s response to imprisonment?
(a) She said that he was indignant and outrageous to the guards.
(b) She said that he was deeply repentant.
(c) She said that he was mortified.
(d) She said that he was enjoying his role as sufferer.

4. In “Cell One,” who did the Nsukka families blame the thefts on?
(a) Riffraff up from town.
(b) Foreign workers.
(c) Students.
(d) Enugu gangs.

5. In “Imitation,” what dividing line does Nkem say has blurred in America?
(a) Boss/employee.
(b) Husband/wife.
(c) Madam/housegirl.
(d) Friend/family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” what does the narrator say professor Nwoye should have thrown at Ikenna Okoro?

2. In “Imitation,” what does Nkem do in reaction to the news that her husband has moved a woman into her house?

3. In “Cell One,” what is it that gets Nnamabia beaten and moved to Cell One?

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

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

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