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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Obi hope to receive support from his mother for his plan to marry Clara?
(a) They have a special bond because he is the last child.
(b) They have a special bond because she was the one who told him old African stories.
(c) They have a special bond since she cut her hand on a razor in his pocket.
(d) They have a special bond because he is her only son.

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

3. What moves Obi even though he has little religion left while on the boat looking out to sea?
(a) He recalls, "They that go down to the sea in ships."
(b) He recalls, "I must go down to the sea again."
(c) He recalls, "I see my God in the sea and the sky."
(d) He recalls, "And into sea He stepped with is disciples."

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

5. What bothers Obi when he sees his parents when he goes home?
(a) Their illness and age.
(b) Their poverty and age.
(c) Their poverty and disappointment in him.
(d) Their frail health and their poverty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Obi subtly reminded of his debt to the UPU at the reception?

3. Why does the UPU want Obi to study law in England?

4. How does Joseph respond upon hearing that Obi has purchased a ring for Clara?

5. What reminds Obi of his first day at school when he shows up at work on his first day in the civil service?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complaints does Obi make about an encounter with the police after buying the ring and returning home to Joseph?

2. After arguing with Joseph, how does Obi first demonstrate the seriousness of his intentions to marry Clara?

3. What sights does Obi observe and how does he respond When Obi returns to Lagos from England and visits a Lagos slum?

4. When Joseph reacts to hearing that Clara is an osu, how does Obi demonstrate his strong feelings about the matter?

5. What contact has there been between Clara and Obi before being together in the Lagos slum where Clara has a dressmaker?

6. What event foreshadows Obi's experiences with bribery when the boat bringing Clara and Obi back from England docks at Lagos?

7. What internal conflict does Obi experience while he is on his first visit with his father at home?

8. What happens at Obi's job interview with the Public Service Commission?

9. What two mistakes does Obi make when Obi attends reception held in Lagos by the Umuofian Progressive Union to welcome him home?

10. What are the main events involving Obi at the December meeting of the UPU attended by Joseph and Obi?

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