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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chapter 42 and Part 6: Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Obinze's wife in Chapter 2?
(a) Kosi.
(b) Maria.
(c) Uju.
(d) Aisha.

2. Who says at the dinner party in Chapter 29 that in America blacks and whites work together, but don’t play together and that in England it is just the opposite?
(a) Bartholomew.
(b) Tendai.
(c) Kosi.
(d) Emenike.

3. Where does Blaine live when he and Ifemelu become lovers?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) New Haven.
(d) Boston.

4. What is the subject of Ifemelu's blog post in the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Ralph Nader.
(b) The World Trade Center attacks.
(c) American Tribalism.
(d) Obama's Presidential Election.

5. Why did Ifemelu's mother cut off her hair?
(a) Because she became religious.
(b) Because her husband asked her to do so.
(c) Because she was moving to America.
(d) Because she had lice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of his friends does Obinze call second for help in getting an NI number and work in England?

2. Why does Shan come to New York in Chapter 35?

3. Where is Blaine's home located in Chapter 1?

4. Where is Obinze taking a train to when he finds himself surrounded by Nigerians in Chapter 27?

5. What comfort food does Ifemelu associate with Nigeria?

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