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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,” how long did it take Tobechi to get his green card and send for Kamara?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 11 years.

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

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 “Jumping Monkey Hill,” where does Edward Campbell teach?
(a) University of Cape Town.
(b) Nsukka.
(c) University of Nairobi.
(d) University of Lagos.

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

6. In “Imitation,” what is Nkem’s housegirl’s response when Nkem tells her about Obiora’s girlfriend?
(a) You will divorce him.
(b) You will talk it over with him.
(c) You will forget him.
(d) You will forgive him.

7. In “On Monday of Last Week,” why does Kamara say she took the job with Neil and Josh?
(a) To get out of the house.
(b) To learn English.
(c) To save money for school.
(d) To get away from her husband.

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

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

14. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what does Ujunwa say happened to her right before she came to Jumping Monkey Hill?
(a) She published her first book.
(b) She graduated from school.
(c) She got married.
(d) She lost her job.

15. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what amuses Kamara about the phrase “cooking dinner” in the U.S. (80)?
(a) It takes such a short time.
(b) It just means microwaving something frozen.
(c) It entails going out of the house to a restaurant.
(d) She does not recognize the foods Americans cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator characterize Nnamabia’s response to imprisonment?

2. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye’s wife do when she visits him?

3. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator characterize the town of Enugu?

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

5. In “Imitation,” what dividing line does Nkem say has blurred in America?

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