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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 spectacle does the woman not pay attention to?
(a) A beggar abusing a woman.
(b) A soldier beating a man.
(c) An orange seller negotiating loudly.
(d) A guard barking orders at a subordinate.

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

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

4. In “The Shivering,” when does Ukamaka start shivering?
(a) Up to the moment Chinedu starts praying.
(b) Before Chinedu arrived at her apartment.
(c) When Chinedu finished praying.
(d) While Chinedu is praying.

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

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

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

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

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

10. In “The Headstrong Historian,” why Nwamgba’s family horrified by the prospect or marriage to Obierika?
(a) His family’s history of infertility.
(b) His family’s outsider status.
(c) His family’s low status.
(d) His family’s history of scandals.

11. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what does Akunna’s name mean?
(a) Gift from the earth.
(b) Father’s wealth.
(c) Blessed child.
(d) People’s pride.

12. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what had the narrator and Dozie agreed to, before Nonso got hurt?
(a) Intimidate him.
(b) Make him feel inferior.
(c) Mar his perfection.
(d) Humble him.

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

14. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” why does Akunna leave her first house?
(a) Her uncle is evicted.
(b) She wanted to live on her own.
(c) Her uncle tries to seduce her.
(d) The house is moldy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In “The Shivering,” how does Ukamaka characterize Chinedu’s faith?

3. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Afamefuna come to value instead of “the hard, obvious things printed in books” (216)?

4. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” why does Akunna not write to her family back in Nigeria?

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

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