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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Ifemelu go to stay when Blaine stops talking to her in Chapter 38?
(a) Curt.
(b) Ojiugo.
(c) Aunty Uju.
(d) Obinze.

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

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

4. Where does Aunty Onenu live?
(a) Ikoyi.
(b) Awka.
(c) Akure.
(d) Ibadan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What weekly treat if Obinze enjoying in the beginning of Chapter 27?

2. What is the name of Blaine's sister?

3. How is Dike's girlfriend described in Chapter 37?

4. 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"?

5. Where is Boubacar from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What argument do Ifemelu and Curt have regarding women's magazines in Part 4?

2. Why does the author employ flashbacks in Chapter 31? How do flashbacks enhance the reader's experience?

3. What history do Obinze and Emenike have? What connects these characters?

4. What ideas are addressed regarding African immigration at Emenike's dinner party?

5. What is foreshadowed through Obinze's and Ifemelu's correspondence in Chapter 42?

6. How would you describe Ifemelu's employer and boss at Zoe magazine?

7. How is Esther described in the narrative? What other characters in the novel does Esther resemble?

8. How are Ranyinudo's perceptions of gender roles demonstrated in Part 7?

9. Why does Ifemelu argue with the Haitian woman in Chapter 31?

10. What issues does Shan describe with her editor and the publication of her book?

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