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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 “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye buy for the men under the flame tree?
(a) Chicken and rice.
(b) Ground nuts and bananas.
(c) Oranges and mangoes.
(d) Drinks.

2. In “Ghosts,” where did Ikenna Okoro go after the last time Professor Nwoye saw him?
(a) Sweden.
(b) The U.S.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

3. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator characterize the town of Nsukka?
(a) Industrial town.
(b) Administrative center.
(c) Country village.
(d) University town.

4. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye’s daughter Nkiru’s name mean?
(a) God is faithful.
(b) What is ahead is better.
(c) The river gave us a daughter.
(d) We are blessed.

5. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what has Kamara been doing since last Monday?
(a) Think about going back to school.
(b) Think about getting divorced.
(c) Think about losing weight.
(d) Think about going back to Nigeria.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In “Imitation,” at the time of the story, how frequently is Obiora visiting Nkem?

3. In “Imitation,” how long did Obiora stay in the U.S. after he settled Nkem there?

4. In “Ghosts,” why could professor Nwoye not throw anything at Ikenna Okoro?

5. In “Imitation,” what preparation has Nkem neglected to make, when Obiora comes home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does the narrator characterize Kamara’s relationship with Tobechi?

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

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

4. In “Ghosts,” what has Ikenna been doing all these years since the 1967 war?

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

6. Is Nkem victorious at the end of "Imitation"?

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

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

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

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

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