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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Early Sixties.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Special Julius deliver?
(a) Crown Royal.
(b) White Horse.
(c) Tullamore Dew.
(d) Jameson’s.

3. Which of the following does Olanna see take a chick?
(a) A vulture.
(b) A buzzard.
(c) A kite.
(d) An ostrich.

4. The comment that “to cook with the peels was like choosing the hairy skin of a goat rather than the meat” (261) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

5. The name “Ogbenyealu” carries which of the following meanings in the text?
(a) Hoped-for beloved of God.
(b) Let’s watch and see what next God will bring.
(c) God's gold.
(d) Not to Be Married to a Poor Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following cities reportedly sees demonstrations in response to starvation in Biafra?

2. Which of the following is said to be Susan’s eye color?

3. To which of the following does the BBC ascribe the initial coup in Nigeria?

4. To which of the following is Odenigbo assigned?

5. To which of the following markets in Lagos does Olanna take the pregnant Arize?

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