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

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

3. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does Neil discipline Josh?
(a) By explaining why something is wrong.
(b) By hitting him.
(c) By spanking him.
(d) By taking time outs.

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

5. In “Ghosts,” what has Professor Nwoye come to the university to inquire about?
(a) His teaching assignment.
(b) His disciplinary hearing.
(c) His pension.
(d) His students.

6. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” who is the workshop leader?
(a) The Kenyan.
(b) The Senegalese
(c) The Ugandan.
(d) The Zimbabwean.

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

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

9. In “Cell One,” what was stolen from the narrator’s house the first time it was robbed?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) The TV.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Money.

10. In “Imitation,” what was it that kept Obiora in Nigeria?
(a) Another wife.
(b) A big government contract.
(c) A lover.
(d) His elderly parents.

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

12. In “A Private Experience,” what medical advice does Chika give the woman?
(a) Take antibiotics.
(b) Use moisturizer.
(c) Inoculate her children.
(d) Sterilize her utensils.

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

14. In “A Private Experience,” what does the narrator refer to in saying the woman was having a private experience?
(a) Her mumbling.
(b) Her praying.
(c) Her singing.
(d) Her crying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does Tracy lose Kamara’s interest?

2. In “Ghosts,” when was the last time Professor Nwoye saw Ikenna Okoro?

3. In “Ghosts,” what were Professor Nwoye and the other faculty fleeing when they saw Ikenna?

4. In “A Private Experience,” what has Chika lost as she hides from the riots?

5. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what was Kamara studying when she met Tobechi at university?

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