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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. What feelings does Obi have when he sees his mother?
(a) He is frightened to see how much weight she has lost.
(b) He is full of grief over her emaciated condition.
(c) He is relieved that she is not as bad as he feared.
(d) He is encouraged to see her improvement.

2. How does the relationship between Obi and Marie Tomlinson develop after she witnesses Obi's distress about his finances?
(a) They have become intimate and share many activities.
(b) Obi and Marie Tomlinson are on a first-name basis and speak frankly about many things, including Mr. Green.
(c) They have become distant and speak only about work.
(d) They have not recovered from the heated argument about Obi's unpaid debt.

3. How does the author suggest that there is more than tennis to the relationship that Obi and Christoper have with Nora and Pat?
(a) He writes that Nora rebuffs Obi's passionate kiss, saying it is a sin for Catholics.
(b) He writes that Obi and Christopher quarrel over Nora.
(c) He writes that Obi accuses Nora and Pat of racism because they rebuff their advances.
(d) He writes that Obi kisses Pat passionately and the Mother sees them.

4. What brings a bad end to the occasion at the end of the evening after the two couples have enjoyed themselves?
(a) Obi's car is missing from the parking lot.
(b) Clara's money is missing from Obi's car.
(c) The couples are held up on their way to the car.
(d) Christopher's car is missing from the parking lot.

5. Why does Marie Tomlinson become suspicious when Mr. Mark asks to speak confidentially with Obi at the office?
(a) His clothing is suspicious.
(b) Mr. Mark asks to talk confidentially to Obi and he speaks in Ibo.
(c) His mannerisms are secretive.
(d) He hands Obi a sealed envelope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Obi's response when Clara goes off with the doctor?

2. How do the circumstances surrounding Clara's hospitalization contribute to Obi's eventual downfall?

3. What does Clara say about their engagement the night before Obi goes home on leave?

4. What does the incident with Clara's abortion reveal about this aspect of life in Lagos?

5. Why does Obi send for Charles Ibe when he sees his financial situation worsening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mixed reactions does Obi display in response to his mother's death?

2. Describe the two specific events after the death of Obi's mother that indicates that Obi has broken his resolve against accepting bribes.

3. As Obi and Marie Tomlinson become more cordial to each other, how does the author use these two characters to vary the portrayal of Mr. Green?

4. As Obi returns to office while Clara is hospitalized, how do the issues discussed at work contrast with the serious problems facing Obi?

5. How do the incidents at the Roman Catholic convent in demonstrate limitations on social relationships in Lagos?

6. At the beginning of Obi's visit to his parents, how does the author communicate Obi's feelings about his mother?

7. What mixed feelings does Obi have about resisting the temptation to accept Mr. Mark's bribe?

8. When Obi leaves Clara to go off with the doctor who is going to perform the abortion, how does the author reveal the extent of Obi's distress?

9. What cynical comment does the author make concerning Obi's feelings about Elsie Mark's determination to get a scholarship when Elsie Mark visits Obi?

10. What event illustrates the seriousness with which those who want scholarships After Mr. Mark's visit to Obi's office treat applications?

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