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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 word “nkem” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) My own.
(c) Beloved.
(d) My love.

2. In which of the following departments at the university in Nsukka does Olanna note accepting a job?
(a) Physics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Sociology.

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

4. In which of the following does Richard note having lived?
(a) Wentnor.
(b) Hardwick.
(c) Lea.
(d) Norbury.

5. The comment that “They have not said they are dying of hunger” (47) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Analogy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following fields does Nnawkanze work?

2. The comment that “They are killing us like ants” (181) offers an example of which of the following?

3. Which of the following does Susan serve Richard after he returns from Martin’s wedding?

4. The phrase “a new country, which would be named after the bay, the Bight of Biafra” (198) offers an example of which of the following?

5. Which of the following kinds of tree grows at Olanna and Odenigbo’s home in Abba?

(see the answer key)

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