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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 medical advice does Chika give the woman?
(a) Take antibiotics.
(b) Inoculate her children.
(c) Sterilize her utensils.
(d) Use moisturizer.

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

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

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

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

6. In “A Private Experience,” who are the aggressors in the riots the women are hiding from?
(a) Igbo Christians.
(b) Yoruba.
(c) Fulani Christians.
(d) Hausa Muslims.

7. In “Imitation,” how does the narrator characterize Nkem’s dating life before Obiora?
(a) She only dated young single men.
(b) She dated other married men.
(c) She did not go on dates, she waited for an arranged marriage.
(d) She sold herself for money.

8. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Ujunwa characterize what her father did to her?
(a) It betrayed her.
(b) It surprised her.
(c) It created her.
(d) In undid her.

9. In “Ghosts,” why could professor Nwoye not throw anything at Ikenna Okoro?
(a) There were no gifts to give.
(b) There was no money to throw.
(c) There were no rocks in the Staff Club.
(d) There as no sand at the university.

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

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

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

13. In “Ghosts,” what did Ikenna Okoro teach?
(a) Engineering.
(b) History.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Mathematics.

14. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what is it in the Senegalese’ story that Edward says is not representative of Africa?
(a) A coming out story.
(b) A family drama.
(c) A domestic dispute.
(d) A political quandary.

15. In “On Monday of Last Week,” who is Maren?
(a) Josh’s French tutor.
(b) Neil’s girlfriend.
(c) Kamara’s friend.
(d) Tracy’s regular model.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In “Cell One,” what is it that gets Nnamabia beaten and moved to Cell One?

4. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator say her brother could have treated his imprisonment?

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what is the job Chioma applied for and accepted?

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