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

2. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” why does Odofile tell Chinaza to stop cooking African food?
(a) He cannot afford the imported ingredients.
(b) He does not want them to be known as foreigners.
(c) He cannot get to the African store for her produce.
(d) He thinks Nigerian food is for peasants.

3. In the story of the same title, what does "Tomorrow is Too Far” refer to?
(a) A frog.
(b) A departure.
(c) A homecoming.
(d) A snake.

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 be glad to fly home.
(b) They must enjoy being so important.
(c) They must not envy the Africans.
(d) They must enjoy watching soldiers beat people.

5. In “The American Embassy,” how does the woman end the interview at the embassy?
(a) She bursts into tears.
(b) She falls on her knees begging.
(c) She gets up and leaves.
(d) She sits there in a stupor until they prod her to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Afamefuna come to value instead of “the hard, obvious things printed in books” (216)?

2. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what does Akunna’s name mean?

3. In “The Shivering,” what is Chinedu’s religion?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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