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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Isabel explain Ujunwa’s good looks?
(a) Endogamy.
(b) Inbreeding.
(c) Mixed blood.
(d) Royal lineage.

2. In “Imitation,” what does Nkem do in reaction to the news that her husband has moved a woman into her house?
(a) Defile a picture of Obiora.
(b) Cut her hair.
(c) Abuse her housegirl.
(d) Destroy a Benin mask.

3. In “Cell One,” who did the Nsukka families blame the thefts on?
(a) Students.
(b) Foreign workers.
(c) Enugu gangs.
(d) Riffraff up from town.

4. In “Cell One,” what is it that gets Nnamabia beaten and moved to Cell One?
(a) The violence he committed against other prisoners.
(b) His sympathy for the old man.
(c) The lies he told the police.
(d) His ties to General Abacha.

5. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what was Kamara studying when she met Tobechi at university?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) History.
(c) Music.
(d) Politics.

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

7. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” why did Edward think the Zimbabwean’s story was passé?
(a) More important things were happening in Africa.
(b) The language was archaic.
(c) The Africa he knew did not have magic in it.
(d) Magic is last century’s Africa.

8. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator characterize Nnamabia’s response to imprisonment?
(a) She said that he was indignant and outrageous to the guards.
(b) She said that he was mortified.
(c) She said that he was enjoying his role as sufferer.
(d) She said that he was deeply repentant.

9. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what has Josh been preparing for?
(a) Zany Brainy.
(b) A math assessment.
(c) A soccer game.
(d) A Read-a-Thon.

10. In “Imitation,” what dividing line does Nkem say has blurred in America?
(a) Friend/family.
(b) Husband/wife.
(c) Madam/housegirl.
(d) Boss/employee.

11. In “Ghosts,” what national scandal affected Professor Nwoye’s wife’s death?
(a) Skyrocketing health care prices.
(b) Medicine shortages.
(c) Doctors’ strikes.
(d) Fake drugs.

12. In “Imitation,” why does the narrator says that Obiora bought good imitations?
(a) Because he wanted to impress clients.
(b) Because he wanted to save money.
(c) Because the originals are so rare.
(d) Because he had a friend who sold them.

13. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how old is Josh, the boy Kamara babysits?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

14. In “Imitation,” what other task does the narrator say the custodians of the masks also performed?
(a) Bringing human sacrifices to the king.
(b) Preserving the dead bodies of the kings.
(c) Preserving the tribe’s records.
(d) Teaching the king’s children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” what does Chika see when they ventures out from the store?

2. In “Imitation,” how long did Obiora stay in the U.S. after he settled Nkem there?

3. In “Cell One,” why was Nnamabia arrested the second time?

4. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator prevent her parents from visiting Nnamabia in prison, after the first week?

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

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