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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chris's girlfriend study at the university?
(a) Political philosophy.
(b) Chinese and Japanese.
(c) Economics.
(d) English.

2. What is the name of Chris's girlfriend?
(a) Joy.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Elewa.

3. To which character from literature does Beatrice compare the American woman, Lou Cranford?
(a) Medusa.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Jezebel.
(d) Aisha.

4. According to the poem at the beginning of Chapter 10, what is Africa?
(a) A young tree.
(b) A whipped slave.
(c) A back trembling with red scars.
(d) An impetuous son.

5. Who does Ikem point out is not in the audience?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Workers.
(c) Students.
(d) Peasants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes unexpectedly to see Ikem at his home in Chapter 10?

2. What is a crime problem in the city now, much feared by Elewa?

3. Which American poet does Ikem quote when he says, "Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes"?

4. What is the first shrine to Idemili?

5. What does Lou Cranford say the President should do?

(see the answer key)

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