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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) 200.
(b) 48.
(c) 92.
(d) 1.

2. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” who does Odofile look down on when he takes Chinaza shopping?
(a) Muslims.
(b) Immigrants.
(c) White people.
(d) American black people.

3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” how does Akunna get a job after leaving her uncle’s house?
(a) She offers to do jobs no one else wants to do.
(b) She shows the hiring manager her experience.
(c) She offers to work for less than the regular waitresses.
(d) She tells the manager who her parents are.

4. 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) Ignorance mixed with arrogance.
(c) Aimlessness mixed with high energy.
(d) Confusion mixed with confidence.

5. In “The Shivering,” what is Chinedu’s religion?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Pentecostal.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Episcopalian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," where was Nonso buried?

3. In “The Shivering,” how does Ukamaka characterize Chinedu’s faith?

4. In the story of the same title, what does "Tomorrow is Too Far” refer to?

5. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” what does Odofile tell Chinaza she has to do in order to get ahead in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In “The American Embassy,” what injury keeps the woman in line from moving with any agility?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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