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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose wedding has Ranyinudo just attended when she meets Ifemelu at the airport in Chapter 44?
(a) Ijeoma's.
(b) Georgina's.
(c) Uju's.
(d) Tendai's.

2. Why does Obinze avoid reading English newspapers in Chapter 27?
(a) He can't stand English politics.
(b) He doesn't have enough money to buy them.
(c) His wife would be angry if she saw them.
(d) The immigration articles frighten him.

3. For how long do Ifemelu and Dike go away for his birthday in Chapter 43?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

4. Who is the security guard at a library that is falsely arrested for dealing drugs in Chapter 38?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. White.
(c) Mr. James.
(d) Mr. Anderson.

5. Who returns from a medical mission in Nigeria to spend time with Dike in Chapter 43?
(a) Onenu.
(b) Ovidio.
(c) Chijioke.
(d) Kweku.

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

7. What is demanded of Obinze by the immigration officer when he arrives in Lagos in Chapter 30?
(a) His passport.
(b) His birth certificate.
(c) Money.
(d) His ring.

8. Who is Shan's boyfriend that calls Blaine's home in Chapter 40?
(a) Nigel.
(b) Ovidio.
(c) Iloba.
(d) Kweku.

9. What colors does Ranyinudo describe the wedding as having been that she just attended in Chapter 44?
(a) Yellow and green.
(b) Pink and blue.
(c) Orange and tapioca.
(d) Lime and peach.

10. Where has Ifelemu slept for three nights in the beginning of Chapter 43?
(a) At Blaine's house.
(b) At her mother's house.
(c) At a homeless shelter.
(d) On the floor of Dike's room.

11. 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) Kosi.
(b) Emenike.
(c) Bartholomew.
(d) Tendai.

12. What is the subject of Ifemelu's blog in the end of Chapter 37?
(a) Hillary Clinton's candidacy for President.
(b) The World Trade Center attacks.
(c) Obama as a biracial man.
(d) American views on immigration.

13. Where did Ifemelu meet Tendai?
(a) At a job interview.
(b) At a party.
(c) At church.
(d) At the Chief's office.

14. What is Shan's party referred to as in Chapter 37?
(a) A barbecue.
(b) A salon.
(c) A ball.
(d) A wine-tasting.

15. What kind of phone does Obinze have and check repeatedly in Chapter 42?
(a) A Blackberry.
(b) An iPhone.
(c) An old rotary phone.
(d) An Android.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man that Ranyinudo met and was attracted to at the wedding in Chapter 44?

2. What leads to Ifemelu's and Curt's breakup in Chapter 31?

3. Where is the woman from that claims she dated a white man and that race was never an issue in Chapter 31?

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

5. What is the title of the blog that concludes Chapter 36?

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