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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Jumping Monkey Hill".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Imitation,” what are the features of the Benin mask Nkem is looking at while her friend tells her about her husband’s infidelity?
(a) Severe nose.
(b) Bulging eyes.
(c) Sharp cheeks.
(d) High brow.

2. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” which of the other writers does Ujunwa think she will get along with?
(a) The Kenyan.
(b) The Senegalese.
(c) The Ugandan.
(d) The Zimbabwean.

3. In “A Private Experience,” what does the narrator refer to in saying the woman was having a private experience?
(a) Her singing.
(b) Her mumbling.
(c) Her crying.
(d) Her praying.

4. In “Imitation,” why does Nkem’s acquaintance say that the men stay in Nigeria?
(a) Because they have more freedom there.
(b) Because they are less adaptable than women.
(c) Because they have fewer taxes there.
(d) Because they are not recognized as Big Men in the U.S.

5. In “A Private Experience,” what religious item does Chika carry, even though she says she does not believe?
(a) A prayer shawl.
(b) A prayer mat.
(c) A finger rosary.
(d) A cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Cell One,” what does the narrator say her brother said when she asked him if he was in a gang?

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what has Kamara been doing since last Monday?

3. In “Imitation,” what were the masks used for?

4. In “Ghosts,” what were Professor Nwoye and the other faculty fleeing when they saw Ikenna?

5. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how old is Josh, the boy Kamara babysits?

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