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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Ifemelu's hair in Chapter 20?
(a) It is braided into cornrows.
(b) It begins turning gray.
(c) It begins falling out.
(d) It grows long.

2. For how long has Ifemelu lived with Blaine when she tells him she's moving back to Nigeria in Chapter 1?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 1 year.

3. How is Curt related to Kimberly?
(a) He is her father.
(b) He is her son.
(c) He is her brother.
(d) He is her uncle.

4. Who is the black American man that Ifemelu meets on the train in Chapter 17?
(a) Blaine.
(b) Jake.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Roger.

5. Who is the Englishman that Obinze befriends and that shows him around London in Chapter 26?
(a) Chijioke.
(b) Nigel.
(c) Ovidio.
(d) Bartholomew.

6. What does Aunty Uju complain about Bartholomew regarding in Chapter 17?
(a) He is lazy.
(b) He is physically abusive.
(c) He is fat.
(d) He is never home.

7. What percentage of his wages must Obinze give in exchange for using another man's NI number in Chapter 25?
(a) 10%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 35%.

8. Where is Blaine's home located in Chapter 1?
(a) Boston.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Harlem.
(d) New Haven.

9. What does the city of New Haven smell like, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) History.
(b) Hope.
(c) Neglect.
(d) Prestige.

10. Who is the Nigerian man that Aunty Uju has begun seeing in Chapter 11?
(a) Ovidio.
(b) Chijioke.
(c) Nigel.
(d) Bartholomew.

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

12. How does Ifemelu perceive her physique in Chapter 1?
(a) She believes she is thin.
(b) She believes she is lanky.
(c) She believes she is petite.
(d) She believes she is fat.

13. Why does Obinze seek an arranged marriage in Chapter 23?
(a) To gain British citizenship.
(b) To obtain a college degree.
(c) To attain money through inheritance.
(d) To gain American citizenship.

14. What film does Ifemelu watch in her History class in Chapter 14?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) Roots.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Schindler's List.

15. What item is delivered by Obinze and his coworker to the elderly, disheveled man in Chapter 26?
(a) An oven.
(b) A wardrobe.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) A piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ifemelu do in preparation for a job interview in Chapter 19?

2. What does the narrator describe Philadelphia as smelling like in Chapter 1?

3. What does the author employ as a symbol of a person's place in society in the narrative?

4. What advice does Obinze give to Ifemelu when her student records become frozen in Chapter 13?

5. Where does Ginika meet Ifemelu at the bus station in Chapter 12?

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