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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Olunne tell Vivek in Chapter Twelve that shocks him enough to knock the smile off his face?
(a) She thinks he looks pretty.
(b) She thinks he needs to cut his hair.
(c) She thinks he should go back to military school.
(d) She thinks she would like to date him.

2. What does Kavita sometimes feel about the way other people mourn Vivek?
(a) 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.
(b) Other people are mourning Vivek in strange ways, like bringing flowers to his grave.
(c) Other people can mourn Vivek by going to church more often.
(d) Other people are not mourning Vivek appropriately.

3. What does Vivek tell Osita in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Vivek will join Osita's church.
(b) Vivek will go back to college with Osita.
(c) Ostia can move in with him.
(d) Osita can be more aggressive with him during sex.

4. What does Juju tell Osita she never told anyone about the day Vivek died?
(a) That Osita had just started wearing a dress too.
(b) That Osita had just asked Vivek to borrow money.
(c) That Osita had just tired to get Vivek to join his church.
(d) That Osita came to her house looking for him.

5. What is the new store that opens in Vivek's village in Part III?
(a) Mr. Biggs.
(b) Selfridges.
(c) Player One.
(d) Tardy.

6. Where would Maja consider going if she really left her husband Charles?
(a) Spain.
(b) America.
(c) Russia.
(d) The Philippines.

7. What happens to Chika after Vivek dies?
(a) He wants to have another child.
(b) He wants to adopt Osita as his own child.
(c) He moves to America.
(d) He experiences the same type of depression he experienced after the death of Ahunna.

8. Why is Somto so opposed to Juju's plan in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) She says since Vivek is no longer here, what is the point of showing the photos to Kavita?
(b) She says she will never be allowed to go to America if her parents find out what she has been up to.
(c) She says she can not afford to let Juju borrow the money she has asked for.
(d) She says her father will kill her if he finds out her part in Vivek's death.

9. 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 tells him a terrible lie about his best friend.
(d) When she threatens to tell his wife he is having an affair, even though he is not.

10. What is one major secret Juju keeps from her girlfriend?
(a) She does not tell her Olunne is gay too.
(b) She does not tell her Vivek likes to dress as a woman.
(c) She does not tell her Somto is failing school.
(d) She does not tell her about the true nature of Vivek's and Osita's relationship.

11. Where is Juju when she sees her half-brother for the first time?
(a) The open-air book market.
(b) Her auntie's house.
(c) The clothing shop.
(d) The butcher shop.

12. What does Vivek think watching Juju and Osita from the afterlife?
(a) They are beautiful together.
(b) They might be joining him in the afterlife soon.
(c) Juju still loves him but Osita does not.
(d) They have forgotten him.

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

14. What does Ahunna say in Vivek's dream about her?
(a) Hold my life for me.
(b) Here is the light.
(c) Find the way.
(d) Talk to your father.

15. What music does Juju play for Osita in Chapter Nineteen that had been Vivek's favorite?
(a) Mariah Carey.
(b) Spice Girls.
(c) Backstreet Boys.
(d) Britney Spears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Vivek's favorite breakfast?

2. What is a problem driving a wedge between Ebenezer and his wife?

3. Why does Charles come back home to Maja?

4. How does Osita tell Vivek he makes decisions?

5. What does Juju bring to her meeting with her friends in Chapter Nineteen?

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