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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had been Ahunna's instructions for her own funeral?
(a) She wanted a quiet burial.
(b) She wanted an extravagant coffin.
(c) She wanted for her sons to bury her exactly five days after her death.
(d) She wanted to be cremated and for her ashes to be spread in the sea.

2. Who is Chika having an affair with?
(a) Rhatha.
(b) Tammy.
(c) Maja.
(d) Eloise.

3. What happens to Juju after Vivek's death?
(a) She tries to take her own life.
(b) She drowns.
(c) She stops speaking entirely.
(d) She moves to America.

4. What is one common form of transport in the area where Vivek lives?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Okada.
(c) Uber.
(d) Train.

5. When does Ebenezer begin to realize that Mama Ben is a terrible woman?
(a) When she steals from him.
(b) When she tries to persuade him not to go see how his wife is during the riot.
(c) When she threatens to tell his wife he is having an affair, even though he is not.
(d) When she tells him a terrible lie about his best friend.

6. What does Ebenezer suggest might be causing the mayhem in the market?
(a) The rash of theft in the market.
(b) Some unrest related to tensions between Muslims and others in the community.
(c) The run on the bank.
(d) The gay pride parade that day.

7. What does Osita do with Juju in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Watch a movie.
(b) Go swimming.
(c) Cook dinner.
(d) They sleep together.

8. What is Juju surprised to see Charles looking like in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Angry.
(b) Relieved, and old.
(c) Happy.
(d) Suspicious.

9. What does Juju know about her half-brother before she actually sets eyes on him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The kinds of clothes he always wears.
(c) His height.
(d) His age.

10. What does Kavita sometimes feel about the way other people mourn Vivek?
(a) Other people are mourning Vivek in strange ways, like bringing flowers to his grave.
(b) Other people are not mourning Vivek appropriately.
(c) Other people can mourn Vivek by going to church more often.
(d) Other people do not have the right to cry about Vivek because they cannot feel as deeply about the loss of Vivek as she does.

11. What is one tactic townspeople use to punish thieves?
(a) Imprisoning someone within a tire and lighting the tire on fire.
(b) Stealing someone's shoes and making them walk on glass.
(c) Cutting off someone's hand.
(d) Hanging someone.

12. What do Ruby and Maja make together?
(a) Bread.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Jam.
(d) Chocolate cakes.

13. Who is Ebenezer's wife?
(a) Chisom.
(b) Mary.
(c) Olunne.
(d) Kavita.

14. What was Vivek's favorite breakfast?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Toast.
(c) Cornflakes with powdered milk and a lot of sugar.
(d) Poached eggs.

15. What animal does Chika want to kill in honor of Vivek that Ekene tries to persuade him not to do?
(a) Goat.
(b) Cow.
(c) Pig.
(d) Chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who propositions Vivek sexually in a flashback Vivek remembers in Chapter Twelve?

2. Who is Juju's girlfriend?

3. How does Vivek know the person who saves him from the deadly mob violence in Chapter Eleven?

4. Why does Maja refuse to go to a dentist?

5. How does Juju know the boy she sees is her half-brother?

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