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

2. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” why does Akunna leave her first house?
(a) She wanted to live on her own.
(b) Her uncle is evicted.
(c) Her uncle tries to seduce her.
(d) The house is moldy.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” why does Akunna not write to her family back in Nigeria?

4. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Nwamgba’s cousins take after Obierika’s funeral?

5. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Anikwenwa learn to do in Lagos?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In “The Headstrong Historian,” how does Nwamgba end up sending Anikwenwa to learn English from the mission schools?

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

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

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

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

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