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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What blog title is described in Chapter 42 as "the most personal post [Ifemelu] had written about the black American"?
(a) “A Michelle Obama Shout-Out Plus Hair as a Race Metaphor.”
(b) “Why Dark-Skinned Black Women Both American and Non-American Love Barack Obama.”
(c) "Just This Evening."
(d) "Traveling While Black."

2. Who says that African doctors should stay in Africa because they owe it to their country in Chapter 29?
(a) Alexa.
(b) Cleotilde.
(c) Bartholomew.
(d) The Chief.

3. What aspect of Aunty Onenu's home does Ranyinudo say is as big as her entire flat in Chapter 45?
(a) Her generator.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) Her living room.
(d) Her kitchen.

4. What magazine does Aunty Onenu compare Zoe to in Chapter 45?
(a) Cosmopolitan.
(b) Elle.
(c) Teen.
(d) Glass.

5. What is the title of Ifemelu's blog post in the end of Chapter 31?
(a) “Why Dark-Skinned Black Women Both American and Non-American Love Barack Obama.”
(b) “Friendly Tips for the American Non-Black: How to React to an American Black Talking About Blackness.”
(c) “A Michelle Obama Shout-Out Plus Hair as a Race Metaphor.”
(d) "Just This Evening."

6. What beverage does Ranyinudo offer to Ifelemu when she first comes over to her apartment in Chapter 44?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Wine.
(c) Malt.
(d) Coca-Cola.

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

8. What weekly treat if Obinze enjoying in the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) A cupcake.
(b) Fine wine.
(c) An ice cream cone.
(d) Expensive coffee.

9. What is Priye's profession in Chapter 44?
(a) She is an event planner.
(b) She is a hairdresser.
(c) She is a lawyer.
(d) She is a doctor.

10. What is the name of the blog that Ifemelu writes when she lives in America?
(a) "The Road to Perdition or the Road to Freedom."
(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 Bloggess."

11. Where is Boubacar from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Senegal.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Nigeria.

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

13. Who among Dike's friends bursts out sobbing and says to Ifemelu in Chapter 43, “I just can’t believe he didn’t reach out to me"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Page.
(c) Amy.
(d) Michelle.

14. What is the name of Obinze's daughter?
(a) Cleotilde.
(b) Onenu.
(c) Tendai.
(d) Bucchi.

15. Where does Dike tell Ifemelu she should go in the end of Chapter 43?
(a) To Philadelphia.
(b) To Princeton.
(c) To Jamaica.
(d) To Nigeria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Blaine's ex-girlfriend that reads one of Ifemelu's blog posts at the party in Chapter 36?

2. Where had Tochi lost her job, according to Ranyinudo in Chapter 44?

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

4. When Emenike meets Obinze in Chapter 29, he gives him an envelope of money. How much money is in the envelope compared to how much Obinze asked to borrow?

5. For how long do Ifemelu and Dike go away for his birthday in Chapter 43?

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