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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” what aspect of the Hausa woman does the narrator say Chika will remember?
(a) Her despair.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her suffering.
(d) Her gentleness.

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

3. Where is "A Private Experience" set?
(a) The north of Nigeria.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) The south of Nigeria.
(d) The west of Nigeria.

4. In “Ghosts,” what quality did Professor Nwoye admire about Ikenna Okoro?
(a) His thoughtfulness.
(b) His recklessness.
(c) His restraint.
(d) His fearlessness.

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

6. In “Ghosts,” what did professor Nwoye teach?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) English.
(d) History.

7. 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.

8. In “Cell One,” what happened when the narrator’s father confronted her brother about the second theft from their house?
(a) He denied it then disappeared for two weeks.
(b) He admitted everything.
(c) He was arrested but the parents dropped the charges.
(d) He vowed to repay the value of what he stole.

9. In “Imitation,” where does Nkem live?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) California.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Philadelphia.

10. In “Ghosts,” what does the narrator say professor Nwoye should have thrown at Ikenna Okoro?
(a) Paper.
(b) Sand.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Money.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Ujunwa’s story end?

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what does Kamara fault Neil for worrying about?

3. In “A Private Experience,” how did the riots start?

4. In “Imitation,” how does Nkem say it came to pass that she raised the children alone in the U.S.?

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

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