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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “The Shivering,” how long had Ukamaka and Udenna been in a relationship together?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3years.

2. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what kinds of things did the Akunna’s relatives ask for as gifts from America?
(a) Handbags, clothes.
(b) Candy, food.
(c) CDs, DVDs.
(d) Books, magazines.

3. What does the “thing around your neck” do to Akunna?
(a) Fills her with grief.
(b) Allow her to keep breathing.
(c) Nearly choke her.
(d) Allow her to sing.

4. In “The Headstrong Historian,” how did Nwamgba propose to solve the problem of their infertility as a couple?
(a) By finding Obierika a second wife.
(b) By visiting a witch doctor.
(c) By adopting children.
(d) By getting pregnant by a lover.

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

6. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what is Dozie’s relationship to Nonso?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Friends.
(c) Competitors.
(d) Brothers.

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

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

9. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what name does Odofile make Chinaza take?
(a) Agatha.
(b) Phyllis.
(c) Mary.
(d) Agnes.

10. 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) Considerate.
(c) Critical.
(d) Uninterested.

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

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

13. In “The American Embassy,” what does the woman keep seeing in her mind’s eye?
(a) Her son being killed.
(b) Her husband’s face when he was killed.
(c) Her husband leaving her.
(d) Her parents’ look of disappointment.

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

15. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” why does Akunna not write to her family back in Nigeria?
(a) She could not reveal what her uncle did to her.
(b) She did not want to admit defeat.
(c) She could not afford postage.
(d) She thought there was nothing to write about.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In “The American Embassy,” what does the embassy interviewer want from the woman asking for asylum?

3. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," where was Nonso buried?

4. In “The American Embassy,” what does the embassy interviewer say she can offer the woman seeking asylum?

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

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