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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 “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Isabel explain Ujunwa’s good looks?
(a) Endogamy.
(b) Inbreeding.
(c) Royal lineage.
(d) Mixed blood.

2. In “Ghosts,” when did Professor Nwoye and his wife return to their home, after fleeing?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1970.

3. In “Imitation,” how does Nkem say it came to pass that she raised the children alone in the U.S.?
(a) She planned it that way.
(b) It just happened.
(c) Her husband’s plans to join them kept being interrupted.
(d) Her husband planned it that way.

4. In “Cell One,” who did the Nsukka families blame the thefts on?
(a) Students.
(b) Riffraff up from town.
(c) Foreign workers.
(d) Enugu gangs.

5. In “A Private Experience,” what has Chika lost as she hides from the riots?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her necklace.
(c) Her handbag.
(d) Her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Imitation,” why does Nkem’s acquaintance say that the men stay in Nigeria?

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what has Kamara been doing since last Monday?

3. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye buy for the men under the flame tree?

4. In “Ghosts,” what did Ikenna Okoro teach?

5. In “On Monday of Last Week,” who is Maren?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “Cell One,” what happened when the narrator’s parents confronted the second thief?

2. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Edward get on Ujunwa’s wrong side?

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

4. In “Imitation,” what distressing news does Nkem receive from her friend who has just come back to the States from Nigeria?

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what debate does Edward start with his statements about the Senegalese writer’s story?

6. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Edward’s wife Isabel get on Ujunwa’s wrong side?

7. In “Cell One,” how did Nnamabia’s time in prison change the narrator’s parents?

8. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what gaffe did Kamara make, that she thought would prevent her from getting the job babysitting Josh?

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

10. In “Ghosts,” what are the scandals in Nigeria that affect Professor Nwoye’s life?

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