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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Arrangers of Marriage".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Imitation,” what is Nkem’s housegirl’s response when Nkem tells her about Obiora’s girlfriend?
(a) You will divorce him.
(b) You will talk it over with him.
(c) You will forgive him.
(d) You will forget him.

2. In “The Shivering,” how did Udenna justify breaking up with Ukamaka?
(a) He said that his parents demanded he split with her and come home.
(b) He said that he had another woman in Nigeria.
(c) He said that he had fallen out of love with her.
(d) He said that their relationship had become staid.

3. In “A Private Experience,” what has the woman come to the market to sell?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Onions.
(c) Ground nuts.
(d) Meat.

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

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what African country does the Jumping Monkey Hill residency take place in?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Uganda.
(d) Nigeria.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Cell One,” what does the narrator say the Enugu police were known for?

2. In “The American Embassy,” what does the embassy interviewer want from the woman asking for asylum?

3. In “The American Embassy,” what spectacle does the woman not pay attention to?

4. In “The American Embassy,” how did the woman escape from the government men who killed her son?

5. In “The Shivering,” what is Chinedu’s religion?

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