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

2. How does Obinze contact Tendai in Chapter 27?
(a) He writes her a letter.
(b) He sends her a text message.
(c) He sends her a telegram.
(d) He calls her.

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

4. How is Ifemelu labeled after her first diversity conference?
(a) She is labeled as conservative.
(b) She is labeled as feminist.
(c) She is labeled as socialist.
(d) She is labeled as racist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the blog post that concludes Chapter 35?

2. By what nickname does Ranyinudo call Ifemelu when she returns to Nigeria in Chapter 44?

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

5. Whose death does Obinze describe in his email to Ifemelu in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the motif of accents addressed by Ranyinudo in Part 7?

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

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

4. How has Aunty Uju's life changed in Chapter 32?

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

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

7. How are the concepts of race and class in England and America compared in the narrative?

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

9. How is Obinze affected by his conversation with the woman at the bookstore in Chapter 27?

10. What aspects of Lagos surprise Ifemelu when she returns in Part 7?

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