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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Headstrong Historian".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “The American Embassy,” what does the embassy interviewer say she can offer the woman seeking asylum?
(a) Protection.
(b) New life.
(c) Money.
(d) Support.

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what is Kamara’s reaction when she loses faith in Tracy?
(a) She gets angry and protests.
(b) She has a cookie.
(c) She quits.
(d) She stalks out.

3. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what was the Christian name Father Shanahan gave Anikwenwa?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Michael.
(d) John.

4. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator prevent her parents from visiting Nnamabia in prison, after the first week?
(a) She threatens to move out.
(b) She breaks the car’s windshield.
(c) She manufactures an emergency.
(d) She lays herself down in front of the car.

5. In “Imitation,” at the time of the story, how frequently is Obiora visiting Nkem?
(a) Every three months.
(b) Every other month.
(c) Once every summer.
(d) Every month.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” who is the workshop leader?

2. In “The Headstrong Historian,” why Nwamgba’s family horrified by the prospect or marriage to Obierika?

3. In “Imitation,” how does Nkem say it came to pass that she raised the children alone in the U.S.?

4. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Chinaza characterize her aunt and uncle’s interest in her thoughts and feelings about new marriage?

5. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," how old was the narrator when Nonso died?

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