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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,” which of the other writers does Ujunwa think she will get along with?
(a) The Kenyan.
(b) The Zimbabwean.
(c) The Senegalese.
(d) The Ugandan.

2. In “Ghosts,” what does the narrator say professor Nwoye should have thrown at Ikenna Okoro?
(a) Money.
(b) Sand.
(c) Paper.
(d) Rocks.

3. In “Ghosts,” what were Professor Nwoye and the other faculty fleeing when they saw Ikenna?
(a) Plagues.
(b) Drought.
(c) War.
(d) Famine.

4. In “A Private Experience,” what religious item does Chika carry, even though she says she does not believe?
(a) A cross.
(b) A prayer mat.
(c) A finger rosary.
(d) A prayer shawl.

5. In “Imitation,” what was it that kept Obiora in Nigeria?
(a) A lover.
(b) Another wife.
(c) A big government contract.
(d) His elderly parents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In “A Private Experience,” what does the woman invite Chika to sit on?

3. In “A Private Experience,” what does Chika see when they ventures out from the store?

4. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what African country does the Jumping Monkey Hill residency take place in?

5. In “A Private Experience,” what has the woman lost who shows Chika where to hide from the riots?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “Imitation,” what does Obiora feel about the children preserving Nigerian customs in America?

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

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

4. In “Ghosts,” what is the custom Professor Nwoye feels he should follow, when he sees his old colleague Ikenna Okoro, and what does he do?

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

6. In “Ghosts,” what is the business Professor Nwoye has come to the university to see about?

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

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

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

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

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