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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The American Embassy".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the “thing around your neck” do to Akunna?
(a) Allow her to keep breathing.
(b) Fills her with grief.
(c) Nearly choke her.
(d) Allow her to sing.

2. 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.

3. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Ujunwa characterize what her father did to her?
(a) It betrayed her.
(b) It created her.
(c) It surprised her.
(d) In undid her.

4. In “Ghosts,” where did Ikenna Okoro go after the last time Professor Nwoye saw him?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) The U.S.
(d) Sweden.

5. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” how does Akunna’s uncle describe America?
(a) It is cat and mouse.
(b) It is give and take.
(c) It is location, location, location.
(d) It is dog eat dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” what did Ikenna Okoro teach?

2. In “Ghosts,” what national scandal affected Professor Nwoye’s wife’s death?

3. In “A Private Experience,” how did the riots start?

4. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what amuses Kamara about the phrase “cooking dinner” in the U.S. (80)?

5. In “The American Embassy,” what does the woman keep seeing in her mind’s eye?

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