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

2. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what do all Americans have, according to Akunna’s relatives in Nigeria?
(a) A credit card and a good job.
(b) A car and a gun.
(c) A second home.
(d) A lover and a spouse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” how does Akunna’s uncle describe America?
(a) It is dog eat dog.
(b) It is give and take.
(c) It is cat and mouse.
(d) It is location, location, location.

11. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how much does Odofile tell Chinaza he makes?
(a) $250 an hour.
(b) $3 an hour.
(c) $95 an hour.
(d) $400 an hour.

12. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what made Nwamgba look forward to death?
(a) The injustices that were permitted by the white men.
(b) The horrible violence everywhere.
(c) The world did not make sense.
(d) The physical pain she was always in.

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

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

15. 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 looks and her practicality.
(d) Her ambition and her good sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Headstrong Historian,” why Nwamgba’s family horrified by the prospect or marriage to Obierika?

2. In “The American Embassy,” how did the woman get her husband out of the house to safety?

3. In “The Headstrong Historian,” why did Nwamgba send Anikwenwa to learn English?

4. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what does Odofile tell Chinaza she has to do in order to get ahead in America?

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

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