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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Obi take Clara to celebrate his new car?
(a) They go to Okala for a special dinner.
(b) They go to the beach.
(c) They go dancing at Okoro.
(d) They go to Ikeja for a special dinner.

2. 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 tells the villagers he has deliberately resisted learning English ways while he studied in England.
(b) He wishes the English could hear people engaged in Ibo conversation, enjoying life.
(c) He compares the lively village culture with the staid, boring ways of the English.
(d) He wishes the English could see the Nigerian culture and appreciate the customs.

3. What does Obi find amazing about Clara's taste in films?
(a) How she cries at sad movies but loves to see them.
(b) How she hates British movies.
(c) How she gets caught up in every lover's quarrel.
(d) How she delights in on-screen killing.

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

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

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

7. Why does the UPU want Obi to study law in England?
(a) To help members with inheritance cases.
(b) To help them with land cases.
(c) To groom him for future political leadership.
(d) To help them to defend those charged with bribery.

8. What new expense does Obi assume when he gets his new car that suggests another symbol of his status?
(a) Obi has a driver whom he hires for £10 a month.
(b) Obi has a houseboy whom he pays £4 a month.
(c) Obi has a valet whom he pays £10 a month.
(d) Obi has a driver, whom he hires for £4 a month.

9. What early indication does Obi see how "Dear old Nigeria really works" as the boat docks in Lagos?
(a) A young man winks at Obi's radiogram and offers to withhold the customs receipt.
(b) A young man offers to reduce the customs duty on his radiogram if Obi will sell it to him cheaply.
(c) A young man offers to waive Obi's customs duty for an introducton to Clara.
(d) A young man comes to Obi's cabin, assesses his radiogram at £5, and reduces it to £2 in exchange for no receipt.

10. How does Joseph respond when Obi tells him of Clara's refusal to marry him because she is osu?
(a) He refuses to comment because he has already wrecked a friendship by giving marital advice.
(b) He agrees with Obi.
(c) He suggests that Obi visit Clara's parents.
(d) He agrees with Clara.

11. What expensive gadget owned by Okoli does Obi admire?
(a) A radiogram that tapes and plays back conversations.
(b) A television that records programs.
(c) A gramophone that changes records automatically.
(d) A telephone that displays incoming calls.

12. What causes Obi to storm out of the December UPU meeting in anger, intending not to return?
(a) The President's reference to rumors about Obi's plans to marry a girl of "doubtful ancestry."
(b) The revelation that Obi has already been living above his means.
(c) The comments of the elders about Obi's arrogance.
(d) The President's refusal to approve Obi's request for a grace period.

13. What makes Obi go to a slum in Lagos when he returns from England?
(a) To visit his friend Christopher.
(b) His girlfriend, Clara, has a dressmaker there.
(c) To see his uncle Okolo.
(d) For a job interview.

14. Which two people arrive as Obi and Joseph sit in the lounge at the restaurant in Chapter 4?
(a) Sara's best friend arrives with Sam Okoli.
(b) Sam Okoli and Marie Atkinson.
(c) Sara arrives with Sam Okoli.
(d) Sam and Christopher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the judge at the trial of Obi Okonkwo as the novel opens?

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

3. Where in Lagos does Joseph live?

4. What surprises Obi and Joseph about the restaurant?

5. What descriptive passage communicates the setting and culture in the Onitsha market?

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