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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 reason does Clara give for making her suggestion about their engagement?
2. On what assumption does Mr. Green find it necessary to warn Obi about paying his car insurance?
3. To which literary character does Obi compare Mr. Green?
4. What is the first report of Obi's involvement in bribery?
5. How bad is the situation when Obi's insurance bill actually arrives?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe briefly the incidents that occur between Obi and Clara on the night before Obi leaves for his visit to his home.
2. When Obi reaches home, how does the author use descriptions of the rooms of Obi's parents to portray their characters?
3. At the beginning of Obi's visit to his parents, how does the author communicate Obi's feelings about his mother?
4. As Obi is caught with evidence of having accepted a bribe, how does the author indicate that outsiders have no idea how to account for what has happened to Obi?
5. How do the incidents at the Roman Catholic convent in demonstrate limitations on social relationships in Lagos?
6. How does the second doctor that Clara and Obi visit differ from the first?
7. What mixed reactions does Obi display in response to his mother's death?
8. What changes about Obi's thoughts when Obi approaches Mr. Omo about a salary advance and learns that his financial situation is even worse than he imagines?
9. Why does the author place emphasis on describing Obi's deteriorating financial situation after the incidents with Mr. Mark and Elsie, his sister?
10. What are the examples evident of the author's use of humor When Christopher and Obi take Clara and Bisi dancing at the Imperial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using specific examples, describe how the author introduces and develops family relationships as a major theme in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the roles of Joseph and Christopher in the novel, with specific reference to the role of Christopher as a foil to Obi.
Essay Topic 3
To what extent does Obi's "coming of age" experience reflect the dilemma of the young generation trapped between traditional and modern cultures?
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