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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” who does Odofile look down on when he takes Chinaza shopping?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) American black people.
(c) Muslims.
(d) White people.

2. In “The American Embassy,” what does the embassy interviewer say she can offer the woman seeking asylum?
(a) Protection.
(b) New life.
(c) Money.
(d) Support.

3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” where does Akunna live when she arrives in America?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Maine.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New York.

4. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what did the narrator wait for her mother to recognize?
(a) Her intellect and her daring.
(b) Her ambition and her good sense.
(c) Her voice and her agility.
(d) Her looks and her practicality.

5. In “The American Embassy,” what number does the woman hold in the line of people outside the American embassy?
(a) 48.
(b) 92.
(c) 200.
(d) 1.

6. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Chinaza characterize her aunt and uncle’s interest in her thoughts and feelings about new marriage?
(a) Thoughtful.
(b) Critical.
(c) Uninterested.
(d) Considerate.

7. In “The Shivering,” when does Ukamaka start shivering?
(a) While Chinedu is praying.
(b) Before Chinedu arrived at her apartment.
(c) Up to the moment Chinedu starts praying.
(d) When Chinedu finished praying.

8. In “The Headstrong Historian,” how was Nwamgba treated by the other women in her region?
(a) As a reliable worker.
(b) As a wise woman.
(c) As an outcast.
(d) As a clown.

9. In “The Shivering,” where was Udenna traveling to, in Nigeria?
(a) A campaign event.
(b) His cousin’s wedding.
(c) A school lecture.
(d) A job interview.

10. In “The American Embassy,” what does the woman remember the government agents smelled like, when they came to her house?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Cheap perfume.
(d) Vomit.

11. In “The Headstrong Historian,” why Nwamgba’s family horrified by the prospect or marriage to Obierika?
(a) His family’s outsider status.
(b) His family’s low status.
(c) His family’s history of scandals.
(d) His family’s history of infertility.

12. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what does Nwamgba’s son Anikwenwa’s name mean?
(a) Pride of his people.
(b) We are blessed.
(c) The earth gave us a son.
(d) Father’s pride.

13. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," how long ago did Nonso die, before the time of the story?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 12 years.

14. In “The Shivering,” why does Ukamaka like Chinedu’s presence in her apartment?
(a) She does not want to be alone.
(b) His praying makes the tragedy of the plane crash bearable.
(c) She likes knowing that another Nigerian is witnessing these events.
(d) It somehow connects her to Udenna.

15. In “The American Embassy,” how did the woman escape from the government men who killed her son?
(a) Jumped off a balcony.
(b) Hid in a closet till they left.
(c) Wrestled herself free on the street.
(d) Ducked into a neighbor’s house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The American Embassy,” what does the woman keep seeing in her mind’s eye?

2. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Nia tell Chinaza people end up in love?

3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” how does Akunna’s boyfriend say his parents give love?

4. In “The Shivering,” how long had Ukamaka and Udenna been in a relationship together?

5. In “The Headstrong Historian,” how did Nwamgba propose to solve the problem of their infertility as a couple?

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