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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 surprises Obi and Joseph about the restaurant?
(a) It is almost empty on a Saturday evening.
(b) It is owned by an old Englishwoman.
(c) It does not sell any African food.
(d) It is completely European in style and food.

2. How does Obi react when the commissioner asks him the offensive question?
(a) He bristles and considers the question useless.
(b) He remains silent until another question is asked.
(c) He calmly explains why he would never accept bribes.
(d) He insults the comissioner and leaves.

3. What negative comments does Mr. Green make about Africans after his tennis match on the morning of the trial?
(a) Africans are corrupt, sapped mentally and physically, and given a Western education that they do not know how to use.
(b) They cannot help themselves because they are born inferior.
(c) They are all physically and mentally backward.
(d) That Africans are too corrupt to benefit from European education.

4. Who chairs the prayer meeting that Obi's parents called before Obi goes to England?
(a) Reverand Joseph Isaacs.
(b) Reverend Samuel Ikedi.
(c) Reverend Sam Ocala.
(d) Reverend Umuofia.

5. Why does Clara imply that Obi should not complain when he complains about seeing "good movies?"
(a) She does not complain when he drags her to see war movies.
(b) She does not complain when he demands traditional African food which she does not care for.
(c) She does not complain when he drags her off to tennis which she hates.
(d) She does not complain about listening to Obi read poetry or about them going to lunch with Christopher whom she dislikes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What moves Obi even though he has little religion left while on the boat looking out to sea?

2. Where does the boat anchor to allow the passengers to watch boys diving for coins?

3. What are the villagers particularly happy about?

4. For which island is the boat heading when Jones recites, "Water, water everywhere; but not a drop to drink"?

5. As the celebration continues, how does the author use an argument about kola nuts to reveal the clash between Christian beliefs and folklore?

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