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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 "Tomorrow is Too Far," what time of year was it, when Nonso died?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

2. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator characterize the town of Enugu?
(a) A university town.
(b) An administrative center.
(c) An industrial town.
(d) A country village.

3. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what does Kamara fault Neil for worrying about?
(a) Things that have not happened.
(b) Things that will never happen.
(c) Things that no one can control.
(d) Things he has control over.

4. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” why does Ujunwa not use the name Ibarra for the character in her story?
(a) Too masculine.
(b) Too exotic.
(c) Too cliché.
(d) Too commonplace.

5. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Chinaza characterize the furnishings of the apartment her new husband takes her to?
(a) Tasteful.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Lush.
(d) Sparse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” where does Professor Nwoye’s daughter Nkiru live?

2. In “Ghosts,” why does Professor Nwoye refrain from telling his daughter about his wife’s visits?

3. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how old is Josh, the boy Kamara babysits?

4. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," who called out to Nonso that there was a snake in the tree below him?

5. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator say her brother could have treated his imprisonment?

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