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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 Headstrong Historian,” what was the Christian name Father Shanahan gave Anikwenwa?
(a) Michael.
(b) John.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Matthew.

2. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what kinds of things did the Akunna’s relatives ask for as gifts from America?
(a) Books, magazines.
(b) CDs, DVDs.
(c) Handbags, clothes.
(d) Candy, food.

3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” how does Akunna’s boyfriend say his parents give love?
(a) He says that they withhold it.
(b) Grudgingly like a dripping faucet.
(c) Portioned out like a cake.
(d) Flowing like a river.

4. In “The American Embassy,” what do the people in line say about the woman’s husband?
(a) That they hope he is safe in exile.
(b) That he is marked for death now.
(c) That Nigeria needs more people like him.
(d) That he was a traitor.

5. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” where do Odofile and Chinaza live?
(a) Flatbush.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Bay Ridge.
(d) Brooklyn Heights.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," how does Dozie characterize the narrator’s feelings for Grandmama?

2. In “The Shivering,” how long had Ukamaka and Udenna been in a relationship together?

3. In “The American Embassy,” what number does the woman hold in the line of people outside the American embassy?

4. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," who called out to Nonso that there was a snake in the tree below him?

5. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," why did Grandmama say that Nonso could sip the coconuts first?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does the narrator characterize the apartment she arrives in with her husband?

2. Who is the You in the story "The Thing Around Your Neck"?

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

4. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what caused Nonso to receive preferential treatment among the three children in the story?

5. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what were Nwamgba’s parents’ objections to Nwamgba’s choice of Obierika as husband, and how did she overcome them?

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

7. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what difficulties does Akunna, the you of the story, encounter in dating a white man?

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

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

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

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