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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what sound did the narrator envy her mother making for Nonso?
(a) A belly laugh.
(b) Nonsense love longs.
(c) Fawning admiration.
(d) Exclamations about his talents.

3. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what had Chinaza planned to do before she was married to Odofile?
(a) Go to university.
(b) Get a job in Lagos.
(c) Work at her aunt and uncle’s bakery.
(d) Open a bakery.

4. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Nwamgba’s cousins take after Obierika’s funeral?
(a) His house.
(b) His son.
(c) His ivory tusk.
(d) His lands.

5. In “The Headstrong Historian,” why did Nwamgba send Anikwenwa to learn English?
(a) To help her get her land back.
(b) To bring Christianity to her people.
(c) To make better money in trade.
(d) To put him in a position to lead their people.

6. In “The Shivering,” what is Chinedu’s religion?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Pentecostal.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Catholic.

7. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," how does Dozie characterize the narrator’s feelings for Grandmama?
(a) Hate.
(b) Endurance.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Love.

8. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Afamefuna come to value instead of “the hard, obvious things printed in books” (216)?
(a) The soft things that live in the heart.
(b) The secret things that will never be witnessed.
(c) The material things that embodied the her people’s history.
(d) The invisible things that live in God.

9. In the story of the same title, what does "Tomorrow is Too Far” refer to?
(a) A departure.
(b) A snake.
(c) A homecoming.
(d) A frog.

10. In “The Shivering,” where was Chinedu working when he met Abidemi?
(a) In a restaurant.
(b) In a cell phone store.
(c) In a resort.
(d) In his parents’ gardening business.

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

12. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” why does Odofile tell Chinaza to stop cooking African food?
(a) He cannot get to the African store for her produce.
(b) He cannot afford the imported ingredients.
(c) He does not want them to be known as foreigners.
(d) He thinks Nigerian food is for peasants.

13. In “The American Embassy,” how did the woman get her husband out of the house to safety?
(a) They ran in the middle of the night.
(b) In the boot of the car.
(c) In disguise.
(d) In a moving van.

14. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what time of year was it, when Nonso died?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

15. In “The American Embassy,” what does the man in line behind the woman speculate about the people in the American embassy?
(a) They must not envy the Africans.
(b) They must enjoy being so important.
(c) They must enjoy watching soldiers beat people.
(d) They must be glad to fly home.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what was the Christian name Father Shanahan gave Anikwenwa?

2. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what kinds of things did the Akunna’s relatives ask for as gifts from America?

3. In “The Shivering,” why does Ukamaka like Chinedu’s presence in her apartment?

4. In “The Shivering,” how did Udenna justify breaking up with Ukamaka?

5. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what does Chinaza miss about the markets at home?

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