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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Christopher's usual response to Obi's comments about the civil service?
(a) He echoes all of Obi's views.
(b) He ignores most of what Obi says.
(c) He opposes everything Obi says about the civil service.
(d) He always finds an excuse for what Obi describes in the civil service.
2. 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 ignores Mr. Green and shows respect for Mr. Omo.
(c) He instantly likes Mr. Omo and dislikes Mr. Green.
(d) He instantly likes Mr. Green and ridicules Mr. Omo.
3. What are the villagers particularly happy about?
(a) That Obi has not forgotten his roots.
(b) That Obi is about to get a good job.
(c) That Obi has not brought home a white wife.
(d) That Obi will live where those who get "European jobs" live.
4. 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 paper written while he was in high school.
(d) In a letter he wrote to the editor of a local newspaper.
5. What reason does Clara give for going to Obi's cabin?
(a) To distribute seasickness tablets.
(b) To talk about the future.
(c) To warn him that she is not interested in a relationship.
(d) To ask him about the dance where he said they met.
6. Why is Obi's description of the streets and market in the Lagos slum ironic?
(a) It has not changed in all the years Obi has been away.
(b) It is a far cry from the sweet Nigeria about which he writes a nostalgic poem in England.
(c) It is the same life to which Obi must return after being educated.
(d) It is nothing like his life in England.
7. For which island is the boat heading when Jones recites, "Water, water everywhere; but not a drop to drink"?
(a) Cameroon.
(b) Madeira.
(c) Accra.
(d) Lagos.
8. How does Joseph react to Obi telling him about the incident at the interview that causes Obi to accuse him of having a colonial mentality?
(a) Joseph advises Obi to get a job before arguing with commissioners.
(b) Joseph advises Obi to aologize to the interviewing panel.
(c) Joseph says that people needing jobs cannot afford to anger employers.
(d) Joseph says Obi will pay for his disrespect to the interviewers.
9. How does Obi know Joseph Okeke whom he visits in Lagos before leaving for England?
(a) From Umuofia University.
(b) He is Clara's brother.
(c) From the Lagos slum where they went to school together.
(d) He is Obi's former classmate.
10. What makes Obi go to a slum in Lagos when he returns from England?
(a) To visit his friend Christopher.
(b) For a job interview.
(c) His girlfriend, Clara, has a dressmaker there.
(d) To see his uncle Okolo.
11. What new post has Clara been offered while Obi has been dealing with his new job?
(a) Assistant Matron.
(b) Nursing Sister.
(c) Assistant Nursing Sister.
(d) Matron.
12. What is Nigeria's real problem according to Obi in his remarks to Christopher?
(a) Too many uneducated people.
(b) A shortage of bright young black men to run things.
(c) Letting old men rise to the top by bribery and then expecting to be paid off for everything.
(d) Poor leadership.
13. What reminds Obi of his first day at school when he shows up at work on his first day in the civil service?
(a) How Mr. Jones, the feared Inspector of Schools, reamed out Headmaster Simeon Nduka in English.
(b) How the headmaster Mr. Jones insulted Mr. Nduka.
(c) How his headmaster Mr. Nduka reamed out Mr. Jones in front of the class.
(d) How Mr. Nduka, the headmaster, reamed out the senior students in the hall.
14. According to the Vice-President, who "eats" most bribes in Nigeria?
(a) White men.
(b) Black men and white men are equally involved.
(c) Black men.
(d) Black politicians.
15. How does Joseph interpret Obi's insistence on ignoring tradition and marrying Clara?
(a) His years in England have made him resentful of African customs.
(b) He believes his education can excuse his disregard for tradition.
(c) Obi's upbringing and education have made him a stranger in Nigeria.
(d) His education cannot prevent him from being a fool in matters of the heart.
Short Answer Questions
1. What old nickname of Obi's is revealed while Obi and Joseph are recalling old times?
2. What bothers Obi when he sees his parents when he goes home?
3. Where does the boat anchor to allow the passengers to watch boys diving for coins?
4. How does Joseph respond when Obi tells him of Clara's refusal to marry him because she is osu?
5. What shocks Joseph about Obi while they are at the restaurant?
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