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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 2, Odili says: "It doesn't matter what you knew, but __________________"
(a) Who knew you.
(b) Who you knew.
(c) What you didn't know.
(d) Where you're known.

2. What is Chief Nanga described as wearing when he exits his Cadillac at the school?
(a) Boots and a hat.
(b) Leather and gold chains.
(c) Damask and gold chains.
(d) Sunglasses and a sportcoat.

3. What, in Chief Nanga's days as a scoutmaster, is considered the "very acme of sophistication"?
(a) A white helmet.
(b) A red dress.
(c) Reading English books.
(d) A white sash.

4. According to Mrs. Nanga, embassy events are how many pence talk and how many pence food?
(a) Nine pence talk and three pence food.
(b) Ten pence talk and ten pence food.
(c) Three pence talk and nine pence food.
(d) Six pence talk and four pence food.

5. Finish the quote said by Odili in Chapter 1: "For what is modesty but ________________?"
(a) Self-deprecation.
(b) Great humility.
(c) Inverted pride.
(d) Lack of self-consciousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chief Nanga think of the president of the Writer's Society's dress?

2. How do the people treat Josiah after the incident at the bar?

3. Why does Odili praise Edna's beauty and memory in English?

4. What food does Odili initially ask Peter to cook while Andrew Kadibe is visiting?

5. What is the title of the poem Maxwell shows Odili?

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