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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Obi's response when Clara goes off with the doctor?
2. What does Obi turn to for solace when at home in his distress after refusing dinner?
3. What is Clara's response when she hears of Elsie's role in trying to secure a scholarship?
4. What story does his father share when Obi announces he will leave early to return to Lagos?
5. Where do Clara and Obi go with Christopher and his new girlfriend, Bisi?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Clara and Obi quarrel about his failure to ask her for money to help his situation, how does Obi demonstrate his reliance on reading to find solace?
2. What makes Obi decide to apply for local leave and visit his home?
3. What event illustrates the seriousness with which those who want scholarships After Mr. Mark's visit to Obi's office treat applications?
4. Describe the two specific events after the death of Obi's mother that indicates that Obi has broken his resolve against accepting bribes.
5. At the beginning of Obi's visit to his parents, how does the author communicate Obi's feelings about his mother?
6. How does the second doctor that Clara and Obi visit differ from the first?
7. 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?
8. What are the examples evident of the author's use of humor When Christopher and Obi take Clara and Bisi dancing at the Imperial?
9. As Obi returns to office while Clara is hospitalized, how do the issues discussed at work contrast with the serious problems facing Obi?
10. What incident involving Mr. Mark at Obi's office foreshadows Obi's eventual involvement with bribes over scholarships?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role played in the novel by the minor European characters in Obi's environment?
Essay Topic 2
An important aspect of the novel's impact lies in the ability of the author to portray character effectively. Justifying your answer with reference to specific examples, discuss the methods used by the author to portray two major and two minor characters in the story.
Essay Topic 3
Giving specific examples, discuss the author's use of literary, biblical and historical allusions in the novel.
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