View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," who called out to Nonso that there was a snake in the tree below him?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Dozie.
(c) The narrator’s mother.
(d) Grandmama.

4. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what did the customs officer take from Chinaza?
(a) Mmili ozu.
(b) Uziza seeds.
(c) Her fruits.
(d) Her books.

5. In “The American Embassy,” what spectacle does the woman not pay attention to?
(a) A beggar abusing a woman.
(b) A guard barking orders at a subordinate.
(c) An orange seller negotiating loudly.
(d) A soldier beating a man.

6. In “The Shivering,” what happened on the same day that the play crashed in Nigeria?
(a) The stock market crashed.
(b) The Nigerian soccer team played its world cup game.
(c) The Nigerian first lady died.
(d) The Nigerian president died.

7. In “The Shivering,” how does Chinedu rationalize inconsistencies in Ukamaka’s view of God?
(a) He says that all will be revealed to the elect.
(b) He says that she will come to see in her time.
(c) He says that you cannot use human reasoning for God.
(d) He says that there are no contradictions in God.

8. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” where do Odofile and Chinaza live?
(a) Flatbush.
(b) Brooklyn Heights.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Bay Ridge.

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

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

11. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” when does the thing around Akunna’s neck start to let go?
(a) When she sends gifts home.
(b) When she graduates from community college.
(c) When she is in a relationship with her boyfriend.
(d) When she sends money home.

12. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Nia tell Chinaza people end up in love?
(a) They create it together.
(b) They climb to it.
(c) They fall into it.
(d) They discover it in their days.

13. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” how does Akunna get a job after leaving her uncle’s house?
(a) She offers to work for less than the regular waitresses.
(b) She shows the hiring manager her experience.
(c) She tells the manager who her parents are.
(d) She offers to do jobs no one else wants to do.

14. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Nwamgba believe killed her husband?
(a) Colonialism.
(b) Disease.
(c) Poison.
(d) Magic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” who does Odofile look down on when he takes Chinaza shopping?

2. In the story of the same title, what does "Tomorrow is Too Far” refer to?

3. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what sound did the narrator envy her mother making for Nonso?

4. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Chinaza characterize the furnishings of the apartment her new husband takes her to?

5. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what time of year was it, when Nonso died?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 595 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample