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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 is the woman’s frame of mind?
(a) Attentive.
(b) Chatty.
(c) Blank.
(d) Voluble.

2. 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 could not afford postage.
(c) She did not want to admit defeat.
(d) She thought there was nothing to write about.

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

4. 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 lover and a spouse.
(d) A second home.

5. 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 first lady died.
(d) The Nigerian president died.

6. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," where was Nonso buried?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Philadelphia.

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

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

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

10. In “The Headstrong Historian,” how long ago did Nwamgba lose her husband Obierika when the story starts?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Years.
(c) Months.
(d) Decades.

11. In “The Shivering,” how does Ukamaka characterize Chinedu’s faith?
(a) Forceful and also fragile.
(b) Contradictory and also simple.
(c) Confusing and also beautiful.
(d) Illogical and also reassuring.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In “The American Embassy,” how does the woman end the interview at the embassy?

4. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," why did Grandmama say that Nonso could sip the coconuts first?

5. In “The American Embassy,” what does the woman remember the government agents smelled like, when they came to her house?

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