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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,” why could professor Nwoye not throw anything at Ikenna Okoro?
(a) There as no sand at the university.
(b) There were no gifts to give.
(c) There was no money to throw.
(d) There were no rocks in the Staff Club.

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what phrase almost prevented Kamara getting the babysitting job?
(a) Half-caste.
(b) Mulatto.
(c) Mixed-blood.
(d) Biracial.

3. In “Ghosts,” what did professor Nwoye teach?
(a) History.
(b) Sociology.
(c) English.
(d) Mathematics.

4. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what African country does the Jumping Monkey Hill residency take place in?
(a) Uganda.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Nigeria.

5. In “A Private Experience,” who are the aggressors in the riots the women are hiding from?
(a) Yoruba.
(b) Hausa Muslims.
(c) Igbo Christians.
(d) Fulani Christians.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” what does the narrator say professor Nwoye should have thrown at Ikenna Okoro?

2. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Ujunwa characterize what her father did to her?

3. In “A Private Experience,” how did the riots start?

4. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does Kamara’s husband Tobechi characterize people like Neil and Tracy?

5. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator say her brother could have treated his imprisonment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what happened on Monday of last week?

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

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