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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 Shivering,” how long had Ukamaka and Udenna been in a relationship together?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3years.

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

3. In “The Shivering,” how does Chinedu rationalize inconsistencies in Ukamaka’s view of God?
(a) He says that she will come to see in her time.
(b) He says that there are no contradictions in God.
(c) He says that you cannot use human reasoning for God.
(d) He says that all will be revealed to the elect.

4. In “The American Embassy,” what does the man in line behind the woman speculate about the people in the American embassy?
(a) They must enjoy being so important.
(b) They must be glad to fly home.
(c) They must not envy the Africans.
(d) They must enjoy watching soldiers beat people.

5. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Afamefuna come to value instead of “the hard, obvious things printed in books” (216)?
(a) The material things that embodied the her people’s history.
(b) The invisible things that live in God.
(c) The soft things that live in the heart.
(d) The secret things that will never be witnessed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Headstrong Historian,” why Nwamgba’s family horrified by the prospect or marriage to Obierika?

2. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what made Nwamgba look forward to death?

3. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what name does Odofile make Chinaza take?

4. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what was the Christian name Father Shanahan gave Anikwenwa?

5. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” why does Odofile tell Chinaza to stop cooking African food?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what had the narrator told her mother to explain how Nonso had died?

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

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

4. Who are the main characters of the short story "Tomorrow is Too Far"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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