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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 “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 “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) High brow.
(d) Sharp cheeks.

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

4. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what sound did the narrator envy her mother making for Nonso?
(a) A belly laugh.
(b) Fawning admiration.
(c) Nonsense love longs.
(d) Exclamations about his talents.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what phrase almost prevented Kamara getting the babysitting job?

3. In “Imitation,” when does the narrator say the original Benin masks were gathered and destroyed by the British?

4. In “Ghosts,” when was the last time Professor Nwoye saw Ikenna Okoro?

5. In “The Shivering,” how does Ukamaka characterize Chinedu’s faith?

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