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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what amuses Kamara about the phrase “cooking dinner” in the U.S. (80)?
(a) She does not recognize the foods Americans cook.
(b) It entails going out of the house to a restaurant.
(c) It just means microwaving something frozen.
(d) It takes such a short time.

2. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator characterize the town of Enugu?
(a) An industrial town.
(b) A country village.
(c) An administrative center.
(d) A university town.

3. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” which writer do Ujunwa and Edward pick up at the airport?
(a) The Senegalese.
(b) The Ugandan.
(c) The Zimbabwean.
(d) The Kenyan.

4. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what is Kamara’s reaction when she loses faith in Tracy?
(a) She quits.
(b) She has a cookie.
(c) She stalks out.
(d) She gets angry and protests.

5. In “Ghosts,” what did Ikenna Okoro teach?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Engineering.
(c) History.
(d) Mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” what has the woman come to the market to sell?

2. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator prevent her parents from visiting Nnamabia in prison, after the first week?

3. In “Ghosts,” what did professor Nwoye teach?

4. In “Cell One,” what led to the circumstances under which Nnamabia was arrested?

5. In “Ghosts,” what quality did Professor Nwoye admire about Ikenna Okoro?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” how does the story characterize the difference between Chika and the Hausa woman?

2. In “Ghosts,” whose ghost does Professor Nwoye also see?

3. In “Cell One,” what has the narrator’s family lost when their house was broken into and robbed?

4. In “A Private Experience,” what is the basis of the intimacy between Chika and the Hausa woman?

5. In “A Private Experience,” what are the two women doing in the market town where they meet?

6. Where is "Jumping Monkey Hill "set?

7. What is the Ugandan’s role in "Jumping Monkey Hill"?

8. In “Cell One,” what is the difference between Nsukka and Enugu?

9. In “A Private Experience,” what is the private experience referred to in the title?

10. In “A Private Experience,” what does the narrator tell the reader about the fate of Nnedi?

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