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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 “A Private Experience,” where will Chika be when she sees this sight next?
(a) At the university.
(b) Back in London.
(c) In her home.
(d) In her aunt’s car.

2. In “Imitation,” why does the narrator says that Obiora bought good imitations?
(a) Because he had a friend who sold them.
(b) Because he wanted to impress clients.
(c) Because he wanted to save money.
(d) Because the originals are so rare.

3. In “A Private Experience,” where is Chika in school?
(a) Nsukka.
(b) University of Lagos.
(c) London.
(d) Princeton.

4. In “Cell One,” what is it that gets Nnamabia beaten and moved to Cell One?
(a) The lies he told the police.
(b) His sympathy for the old man.
(c) The violence he committed against other prisoners.
(d) His ties to General Abacha.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what is the job Chioma applied for and accepted?

2. In “Imitation,” where does Nkem live?

3. In “Ghosts,” what is the chief quality of the harmattan season?

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

5. In “Imitation,” what are the features of the Benin mask Nkem is looking at while her friend tells her about her husband’s infidelity?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In “Imitation,” how does the narrator characterize Obiora’s courtship of Nkem?

4. In “Cell One,” how did time in prison change Nnamabia?

5. In “Imitation,” what is the importance of the Benin masks in Nkem’s house?

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

7. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” who is Chioma and what is her role?

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

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

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

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