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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 “The American Embassy,” what number does the woman hold in the line of people outside the American embassy?
(a) 92.
(b) 1.
(c) 200.
(d) 48.

2. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Nwamgba’s cousins take after Obierika’s funeral?
(a) His son.
(b) His ivory tusk.
(c) His house.
(d) His lands.

3. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what had Chinaza planned to do before she was married to Odofile?
(a) Get a job in Lagos.
(b) Open a bakery.
(c) Go to university.
(d) Work at her aunt and uncle’s bakery.

4. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what is Dozie’s relationship to Nonso?
(a) Competitors.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Friends.

5. In “The American Embassy,” what does the woman keep seeing in her mind’s eye?
(a) Her husband’s face when he was killed.
(b) Her husband leaving her.
(c) Her son being killed.
(d) Her parents’ look of disappointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what did the customs officer take from Chinaza?

2. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how much does Odofile tell Chinaza he makes?

3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” how does Akunna get a job after leaving her uncle’s house?

4. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Afamefuna come to value instead of “the hard, obvious things printed in books” (216)?

5. In “The Shivering,” where was Chinedu working when he met Abidemi?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what did the arrangers of marriage not tell the narrator about her husband’s professional status?

2. In “The Shivering,” how does Chinedu explain away Ukamaka’s objections about his logic regarding God’s will?

3. In “The American Embassy,” what is the woman’s relationship with the man behind her in line?

4. In “The Headstrong Historian,” how did Afamefuna validate Nwamgba’s values in the end of her life?

5. What is the thing around the character’s neck in the story "The Thing Around Your Neck"?

6. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what was it that Chinaza liked about the markets in Enugu?

7. When and where is "The Headstrong Historian" set?

8. In “The American Embassy,” why has the woman come to wait in line at the American Embassy?

9. How does the narrator characterize the rules in America, in "The Thing Around Your Neck"?

10. In “The Shivering,” what causes Ukamaka’s shivering?

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