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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Obi when he meets Clara for the first time?
(a) He is tongue-tied and steps on her feet while dancing.
(b) He overlooks her beauty and only realizes he is interested in her after she is gone.
(c) He is completely rebuffed by her.
(d) He is interested but cannot pursue her because he already has a date.

2. How does Obi try to help with the family's situation?
(a) He promises to send money each month to help his parents and to pay his brother's school fees.
(b) He promises to send monthly sums to pay Charity's fees.
(c) He promises to send a lump sum each month to cover their big expenses.
(d) He promises to send money for food and medicine.

3. As the celebration continues, how does the author use an argument about kola nuts to reveal the clash between Christian beliefs and folklore?
(a) Isaac declares that although kola nuts are eaten in his Christian house, they are not sacrificed to idols.
(b) Isaac objects when the elders want to sprinkle kola nut oil in the house.
(c) Ibo refuses to partake in the superstitious practices involving kola nuts.
(d) Isaac refuses to partake in the breaking of Kola nuts on Ibo's head.

4. How do the older kinsmen respond after hearing Obi's stories about being at sea?
(a) They declare that Obi has been to the "land of the spirits."
(b) They declare that it is good for a man to return home.
(c) They declare that Obi is lucky to have been to hell and back.
(d) They declare that it is unfortunate that young men have to travel so far to get a good education.

5. What comment do the elders make about Christianity when Isaac refuses to placate the rainmaker to prevent the rain threatening Obi's homecoming?
(a) Christianity is like palm-wine; it goes to some people's heads, destroying their sense.
(b) Christianity is all about convenience and man's effort to manipulate others.
(c) There is no point to Christianity if members like Isaac do not use it to suit others.
(d) Christianity makes hypocrites of adherents like Isaac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the encounter with bribery on the way home cause Obi to think about the situation?

2. According to Obi, what is the best European novel written about West Africa?

3. Which two people arrive as Obi and Joseph sit in the lounge at the restaurant in Chapter 4?

4. How does Obi react to a song that the traders are singing while continuing his journey home on the wagon?

5. What negative comments does Mr. Green make about Africans after his tennis match on the morning of the trial?

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