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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 “Ghosts,” why does Professor Nwoye refrain from telling his daughter about his wife’s visits?
(a) She will marry him into a family that will look after him.
(b) She will put him in a home.
(c) She will medicate him.
(d) She will bring him to America.

2. In “A Private Experience,” what aspect of the Hausa woman does the narrator say Chika will remember?
(a) Her gentleness.
(b) Her suffering.
(c) Her despair.
(d) Her beauty.

3. In “Ghosts,” what has Professor Nwoye come to the university to inquire about?
(a) His teaching assignment.
(b) His pension.
(c) His disciplinary hearing.
(d) His students.

4. In “Imitation,” what were the masks used for?
(a) Negotiating treaties.
(b) Human sacrifices.
(c) Warding off evil.
(d) Terrifying subjects.

5. In “On Monday of Last Week,” were do the problems in American parenting come from, according to Kamara?
(a) Having been raised on false hopes.
(b) Having forgotten cultures.
(c) Having too much food.
(d) Having never reconciled brutalities in their history.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” when did Professor Nwoye and his wife return to their home, after fleeing?

2. In “A Private Experience,” what does the narrator refer to in saying the woman was having a private experience?

3. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” where does Edward Campbell teach?

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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