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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 number does the woman hold in the line of people outside the American embassy?
(a) 48.
(b) 200.
(c) 92.
(d) 1.

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

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

4. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what does Chinaza miss about the markets at home?
(a) The scents of cooking.
(b) Sweet-talking merchants.
(c) Fresh produce.
(d) Familiar produce.

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

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

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

8. In “The American Embassy,” how did the woman escape from the government men who killed her son?
(a) Hid in a closet till they left.
(b) Jumped off a balcony.
(c) Wrestled herself free on the street.
(d) Ducked into a neighbor’s house.

9. 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 a moving van.
(d) In disguise.

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

11. In “The Shivering,” how does Ukamaka say Udenna always imposed himself on her?
(a) By criticizing her career choices.
(b) By rationing how much happiness she got.
(c) By monitoring how much money she spent.
(d) By scrutinizing her movements.

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

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

14. In “The American Embassy,” what do the people in line say about the woman’s husband?
(a) That they hope he is safe in exile.
(b) That he was a traitor.
(c) That Nigeria needs more people like him.
(d) That he is marked for death now.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” why does Akunna leave her first house?

2. In “The Shivering,” how does Chinedu rationalize inconsistencies in Ukamaka’s view of God?

3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” when does the thing around Akunna’s neck start to let go?

4. In “The Shivering,” what happened on the same day that the play crashed in Nigeria?

5. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what is Dozie’s relationship to Nonso?

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