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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Boubacar work as a professor?
(a) Howard University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Yale University.

2. Who is Blaine's ex-girlfriend that reads one of Ifemelu's blog posts at the party in Chapter 36?
(a) Araminta.
(b) Paula.
(c) Tendai.
(d) Aisha.

3. Whose death does Obinze describe in his email to Ifemelu in Chapter 42?
(a) Aunty Uju's death.
(b) His father's death.
(c) His mother's death.
(d) Kosi's death.

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

5. Who comes to meet Obinze in Lagos when he is deported from England?
(a) Obinze's father.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Ifemelu.
(d) Obinze's mother.

6. Who gives Obinze a suit for his wedding in Chapter 30?
(a) The General.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Nigel.
(d) Tendai.

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

8. Where is the woman from that claims she dated a white man and that race was never an issue in Chapter 31?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Nigeria.

9. What is the name of the blog that Ifemelu writes when she lives in America?
(a) "The Bloggess."
(b) "Raceteenth or Various Observations About American Blacks (Those Formerly Known as Negroes) by a Non-American Black."
(c) "The Future of Identity: Looking at Race, Class, and Money in America."
(d) "The Road to Perdition or the Road to Freedom."

10. What online account does Obinze reactivate in order to search for Ifemelu in Chapter 42?
(a) His Gmail account.
(b) His Myspace account.
(c) His Twitter account.
(d) His Facebook account.

11. How does Aunty Uju describe her patients that have attempted suicide in Chapter 43?
(a) All black teenagers.
(b) All middle-aged women.
(c) All white teenagers.
(d) All males in their twenties.

12. What reason does Ifemelu give Ginika for having broken up with Curt in Chapter 31?
(a) She didn't feel about him the way she wanted to.
(b) He is lazy and ineffectual.
(c) Curt cheated on her.
(d) He doesn't make enough money.

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

14. What area is described in Chapter 47 as "the old Lagos, a slice of the past, a temple to the faded splendor of the colonial years"?
(a) Akure.
(b) Onikan.
(c) Dutse.
(d) Bauchi.

15. What television stations does Ranyinudo say she watches mostly in Chapter 44?
(a) Style and E!.
(b) A&E and Nickelodeon.
(c) MSNBC and FOX News.
(d) NTA and PBS.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roy tell Obinze to bring in to work in Chapter 28?

2. What is Shan's party referred to as in Chapter 37?

3. What is the one thing that unites Ifemelu and Blaine in Chapter 40?

4. Who is Shan's boyfriend that calls Blaine's home in Chapter 40?

5. How old does Dike become on his birthday in Chapter 43?

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