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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Imitation,” what preparation has Nkem neglected to make, when Obiora comes home?
(a) Polishing the silver.
(b) Putting on makeup.
(c) Washing the car.
(d) Waxing her pubic hair.

2. In “Cell One,” what occasion caused Nnamabia’s heart to turn, regarding his imprisonment?
(a) Guards only provided care if they were bribed.
(b) An innocent old man was thrown into their ward.
(c) Guards abused inmates with impunity.
(d) Kids were beaten in front of him.

3. In “Imitation,” how does Nkem say it came to pass that she raised the children alone in the U.S.?
(a) Her husband planned it that way.
(b) It just happened.
(c) Her husband’s plans to join them kept being interrupted.
(d) She planned it that way.

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

5. In “Ghosts,” what were Professor Nwoye and the other faculty fleeing when they saw Ikenna?
(a) Drought.
(b) War.
(c) Plagues.
(d) Famine.

6. In “A Private Experience,” who was Chika with in the market when riots broke out?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) She was alone.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her driver.

7. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how long did it take Tobechi to get his green card and send for Kamara?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 3 years.

8. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what do the couple in the Zimbabwean’s story need to get, before they can get pregnant?
(a) A magic spell reversed.
(b) A magic spell.
(c) A confession from witches.
(d) A combination of medicinal herbs.

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

10. In “A Private Experience,” what is the woman’s daughter selling at the marketplace?
(a) Hand bags.
(b) Mangoes.
(c) Umbrellas.
(d) Ground nuts.

11. In “Cell One,” what does the narrator say the Enugu police were known for?
(a) Killing people.
(b) Taking bribes.
(c) Taking care of the community.
(d) Keeping the peace.

12. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye buy for the men under the flame tree?
(a) Chicken and rice.
(b) Oranges and mangoes.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Ground nuts and bananas.

13. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye’s daughter Nkiru’s name mean?
(a) We are blessed.
(b) What is ahead is better.
(c) The river gave us a daughter.
(d) God is faithful.

14. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” which of the other writers does Ujunwa think she will get along with?
(a) The Senegalese.
(b) The Kenyan.
(c) The Ugandan.
(d) The Zimbabwean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” why could professor Nwoye not throw anything at Ikenna Okoro?

2. In “A Private Experience,” what does Chika ask the woman to give her?

3. In “On Monday of Last Week,” who is Maren?

4. In “Cell One,” how did the narrator’s brother Nnamabia make amends for stealing from his mother?

5. In “Imitation,” what is Nkem’s housegirl’s response when Nkem tells her about Obiora’s girlfriend?

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