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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 Thing Around Your Neck,” what did Akunna find in the community college students she studied with?
(a) Ignorance mixed with arrogance.
(b) Confusion mixed with confidence.
(c) Apathy mixed with high expectations.
(d) Aimlessness mixed with high energy.

2. In “Ghosts,” when was the last time Professor Nwoye saw Ikenna Okoro?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1982

3. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Ujunwa’s story end?
(a) With Ujunwa stalking out of the writers workshop.
(b) With the declaration that history happened.
(c) With Ujunwa crying to her mother.
(d) With the question of whether the ending would be plausible.

4. In “Imitation,” where does Nkem live?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) California.

5. In “Cell One,” why was Nnamabia arrested the second time?
(a) More thefts.
(b) Suspicion of being a gang member.
(c) For lying to the police.
(d) For his opposition to the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Cell One,” what does the narrator say her brother said when she asked him if he was in a gang?

2. In “A Private Experience,” who are the aggressors in the riots the women are hiding from?

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

4. In “On Monday of Last Week,” were do the problems in American parenting come from, according to Kamara?

5. In “Imitation,” why does Nkem’s acquaintance say that the men stay in Nigeria?

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