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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Curt's family been for hundreds of years?
(a) Ranchers.
(b) Hoteliers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Bankers.

2. What does the term "WASP" refer to?
(a) "Working African Secular Person."
(b) "White American Second Principle."
(c) "White Anglo-Saxon Protestant."
(d) "White American Secular Protestant."

3. What is the name of the son Aunty Uju gives birth to in Chapter 6?
(a) Curt.
(b) Iloba.
(c) Dike.
(d) Nigel.

4. Who is the braider's boyfriend that agrees to come to speak to Ifemelu at the shop in Chapter 3?
(a) Ovidio.
(b) Chijioke.
(c) Bartholomew.
(d) Kweku.

5. Of what Nigerian ethnic group is Ifemelu?
(a) Hausa.
(b) Akan.
(c) Mande.
(d) Igbo.

6. Which of his friends does Obinze call second for help in getting an NI number and work in England?
(a) Nigel.
(b) Kweku.
(c) Bartholomew.
(d) Iloba.

7. How old is Ifemelu when her mother cuts off all of her own hair?
(a) 16.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

8. Why does Aunty Uju decide to relax her hair in Chapter 11?
(a) Because she is interviewing for jobs.
(b) Because her boyfriend told her to do so.
(c) Because she is moving to California.
(d) Because she is returning to Nigeria.

9. What is the profession of Obinze's mother in Chapter 4?
(a) She is a banker.
(b) She is a jeweler.
(c) She is a hairstylist.
(d) She is a professor.

10. Where does Aunty Uju have a new house in Chapter 3?
(a) Dolphin Island.
(b) Obalende.
(c) Alimosho.
(d) Lekki Peninsula.

11. What is the name of the woman who braids Ifemelu's hair in Chapter 1?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Sarina.
(c) Uju.
(d) Anna.

12. Who says in Chapter 5 that he doesn’t have a passport now, but his father has promised him one when he goes to America for university?
(a) Ranyinudo.
(b) Emenike.
(c) Chijioke.
(d) Obinze.

13. What term does Ginika say is an insult in America but a compliment in Nigeria in Chapter 12?
(a) "Immigrant."
(b) "African."
(c) "Half-caste."
(d) "Black."

14. What does the author employ as a symbol of a person's place in society in the narrative?
(a) Titles.
(b) Names.
(c) Hair colors.
(d) Accents.

15. What sport does Ifemelu play with Dike when she visits in Chapter 17?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Soccer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Englishman that Obinze befriends and that shows him around London in Chapter 26?

2. How many roommates does Ifemelu have at her new apartment in Chapter 12?

3. Why did Ifemelu's mother cut off her hair?

4. Where does Aunty Uju live in Chapter 17?

5. What language does Nicholas speak at home with his children in Chapter 24?

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