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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Obi insist on moving in to stay with Joseph?
(a) To save money from paying a hotel bill.
(b) To avoid sleeping at his relative's house in the slum.
(c) To avoid sleeping in a bad hotel paid for by the UPU.
(d) To avoid traveling the long distance to Umuofia.

2. What new evidence does Obi see about the pervasiveness of bribery in Nigeria on the way home on the wagon?
(a) The lorry driver bribes the police when they stop him for driving without a license.
(b) After being stopped by the police, a lorry driver drives until his mate runs back and pays more than it would have cost.
(c) The lorry driver bribes the police when they stop the vehicle for speeding.
(d) The lorry driver bribes the police when they stop the driver for over-crowding.

3. What warning does Obi's new boss give him when the two are introduced?
(a) That he should not be "bone-lazy" but use his "loaf."
(b) That he hopes he learned something in England.
(c) That he hopes there will not be a quick descent into taking bribes.
(d) That he should avoid the temptation of thinking he has arrived.

4. What happens when Obi goes for his job interview with the Public Services Commission?
(a) Obi is bored and disinterested.
(b) Obi impresses the panel and they offer him a job imediately.
(c) Obi ridicules a panelist who falls asleep.
(d) Obi talks about modern poetry and novels.

5. What is "God's Case no Appeal" that Obi comes across on the way home to await his interview results?
(a) The Mammy wagon in which he rides first class.
(b) A boat anchored at the Lagos dock.
(c) A demonstration against a court case in Lagos.
(d) A mini bus going to a village.

6. How does Obi respond to the two men he meets on his first day at work?
(a) He dislikes Mr. Green and views Mr. Omo as one of the old Africans.
(b) He instantly likes Mr. Omo and dislikes Mr. Green.
(c) He ignores Mr. Green and shows respect for Mr. Omo.
(d) He instantly likes Mr. Green and ridicules Mr. Omo.

7. What offensive question does the commissioner who has been sleeping in the interview ask Obi when he wakes up?
(a) Whether he intends to take bribes.
(b) Whether he can rise above the laziness of his people.
(c) How long he willl survive the system.
(d) Whether he has brought home a white wife.

8. For which island is the boat heading when Jones recites, "Water, water everywhere; but not a drop to drink"?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Madeira.
(c) Accra.
(d) Cameroon.

9. While Obi is home enjoying his interaction with his kinsmen, what thoughts does he have that indicate that he harbors resentment against the British?
(a) He wishes the English could see the Nigerian culture and appreciate the customs.
(b) He tells the villagers he has deliberately resisted learning English ways while he studied in England.
(c) He compares the lively village culture with the staid, boring ways of the English.
(d) He wishes the English could hear people engaged in Ibo conversation, enjoying life.

10. Which veteran civil servant is assigned to teach Obi about office administration?
(a) Mr. Green.
(b) Mr. Omo.
(c) Mr. Okoli.
(d) Mr. Umuofia.

11. What references are made to suggest that the UPU leaders are very aware of the prevalence of bribery in government circles?
(a) They suggest that Obi should lose no time in making the right connections.
(b) They talk openly about the importance of Obi making the rounds at the permanent secretaries' offices.
(c) The Chairman and Vice-President debate whether someone who knows book like Obi needs to "see" men.
(d) They state that someone with Obi's qualifications should be able to sidestep the bribery route.

12. What shocks Joseph about Obi while they are at the restaurant?
(a) He does not eat any meat.
(b) He eats with his fingers.
(c) He demands traditional Nigerian food.
(d) He drinks a lot of wine.

13. Where does Obi first articulate his theory about corruption in Nigeria?
(a) In a paper presented to the UPU.
(b) In a paper he read to the Nigerian Students' Union in London.
(c) In a letter he wrote to the editor of a local newspaper.
(d) In a paper written while he was in high school.

14. Why is the courtroom packed with spectators at Obi Okonkwo's trial?
(a) Because of Obi's prominence as a young scholar educated at the expense of many poor Africans.
(b) Because he has taken so many bribes.
(c) Because he has such a prominent position in the civil service.
(d) Because he is a member of prominent political party.

15. What descriptive passage communicates the setting and culture in the Onitsha market?
(a) Children are dancing and playing drums while women sell garri.
(b) To the sound of blaring local music, men are selling a concoction, women sell garri, and give to a dancing beggar.
(c) There is a dancing beggar and men who sell "Long Life Mixture."
(d) Drunken men swagger in the street while women flirt and dance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What early indication does Obi see how "Dear old Nigeria really works" as the boat docks in Lagos?

3. What reminds Obi of England during his reception for which hundreds turn out?

4. What complaint does Obi make to Joseph about treatment he receives from the police when he goes out driving with Clara?

5. What old nickname of Obi's is revealed while Obi and Joseph are recalling old times?

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