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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Late Sixties.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The phrase “I tetago” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Are you there?
(b) Are you mine?
(c) Are you awake?
(d) Are you hungry?

2. To which of the following markets in Lagos does Olanna take the pregnant Arize?
(a) King’s Corner.
(b) Kingsway.
(c) Safeway.
(d) Shop-a-way.

3. To which of the following is Nzeogwu reported to have traveled?
(a) Poland.
(b) Yugoslavia.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) East Germany.

4. Which of the following meanings does Kainene ascribe to Olanna’s name?
(a) Hoped-for beloved of God.
(b) God’s gold.
(c) Not to Be Married to a Poor Man.
(d) Let’s watch and see what next God will bring.

5. Which of the following does Olanna see the night of her return to Nsukka following the second coup?
(a) Ravens.
(b) Crows.
(c) Owls.
(d) Ostriches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Odenigbo’s friend Prof. Ezeka drink?

2. Which of the following activities does Richard note having shared with Martin in their childhood?

3. Which of the following activities does Richard note having shared with Martin in their childhood?

4. Which of the following descriptions does Adebayo apply to Olanna?

5. Ugwu’s comment that “Whenever he drained a pot of boiled beans, he thought of the slimy sink as a politician” (159) offers an example of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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