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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 Arrangers of Marriage,” how much does Odofile tell Chinaza he makes?
(a) $250 an hour.
(b) $3 an hour.
(c) $95 an hour.
(d) $400 an hour.

2. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what did Akunna find in the community college students she studied with?
(a) Apathy mixed with high expectations.
(b) Confusion mixed with confidence.
(c) Ignorance mixed with arrogance.
(d) Aimlessness mixed with high energy.

3. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," why did Grandmama say that Nonso could sip the coconuts first?
(a) He was the son of her daughter.
(b) He was the son of her son.
(c) He was the fastest.
(d) He was the eldest.

4. In “The American Embassy,” what does the embassy interviewer say she can offer the woman seeking asylum?
(a) Protection.
(b) Support.
(c) New life.
(d) Money.

5. In “The Shivering,” when does Ukamaka start shivering?
(a) While Chinedu is praying.
(b) Up to the moment Chinedu starts praying.
(c) When Chinedu finished praying.
(d) Before Chinedu arrived at her apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Shivering,” what happened on the same day that the play crashed in Nigeria?

2. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," how long ago did Nonso die, before the time of the story?

3. In “The American Embassy,” what does the woman remember the government agents smelled like, when they came to her house?

4. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” where do Odofile and Chinaza live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In “The Shivering,” what is it about the events in Nigeria that have Ukamaka so upset?

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

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

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

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

7. In “The Shivering,” what is it that brings Chinedu to Ukamaka’s apartment?

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

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

10. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does the woman’s name change when she arrives in America?

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