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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what is Kamara’s reaction when she loses faith in Tracy?
(a) She gets angry and protests.
(b) She has a cookie.
(c) She quits.
(d) She stalks out.

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does Tracy lose Kamara’s interest?
(a) She ignores her in favor of Maren.
(b) She pretends that she never invited Kamara to pose for her.
(c) She makes the same invitation to Maren.
(d) She insults Kamara’s shape.

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

4. In “Ghosts,” when did Professor Nwoye and his wife return to their home, after fleeing?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1998.

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what African country does the Jumping Monkey Hill residency take place in?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Uganda.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) South Africa.

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

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

8. In “A Private Experience,” where will Chika be when she sees this sight next?
(a) In her aunt’s car.
(b) In her home.
(c) At the university.
(d) Back in London.

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

10. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator say her brother could have treated his imprisonment?
(a) As a bawdy tale.
(b) As a sleek drama.
(c) As a major tragedy.
(d) As a foolish comedy.

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

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

13. In “A Private Experience,” what has Chika lost as she hides from the riots?
(a) Her necklace.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her handbag.
(d) Her son.

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

15. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what is the job Chioma applied for and accepted?
(a) Legal assistant.
(b) Chemical engineering.
(c) Financial services.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what does Ujunwa say the guests at Jumping Monkey Hill have not seen around them?

2. In “Ghosts,” what did Ikenna Okoro teach?

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

4. In “A Private Experience,” what religious item does Chika carry, even though she says she does not believe?

5. In “Imitation,” when the story opens, how far off is Obiora’s next visit?

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