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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,” what happened on the same day that the play crashed in Nigeria?
(a) The Nigerian first lady died.
(b) The Nigerian soccer team played its world cup game.
(c) The Nigerian president died.
(d) The stock market crashed.

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

3. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Anikwenwa learn to do in Lagos?
(a) Buy and sell land.
(b) Practice medicine.
(c) Teach.
(d) Practice law.

4. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Chinaza characterize the furnishings of the apartment her new husband takes her to?
(a) Sparse.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Tasteful.
(d) Lush.

5. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” when does the thing around Akunna’s neck start to let go?
(a) When she sends gifts home.
(b) When she is in a relationship with her boyfriend.
(c) When she graduates from community college.
(d) When she sends money home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," how does Dozie characterize the narrator’s feelings for Grandmama?

3. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Nia tell Chinaza people end up in love?

4. In “The Shivering,” when does Ukamaka start shivering?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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