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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Ghosts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” what can Chika tell about the woman by her accent?
(a) That she is Christian.
(b) That she is from the south.
(c) That she is Igbo.
(d) That she is from the north.

2. In “Ghosts,” what did Ikenna Okoro teach?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) History.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Sociology.

3. In “Ghosts,” what national scandal affected Professor Nwoye’s wife’s death?
(a) Medicine shortages.
(b) Doctors’ strikes.
(c) Skyrocketing health care prices.
(d) Fake drugs.

4. In “Cell One,” what does the narrator say her brother said when she asked him if he was in a gang?
(a) “Of course,” and she believed him.
(b) “Of course not,” and she believed him.
(c) He told her a long winding story that evaded the question.
(d) He did not answer.

5. In “Cell One,” what is it that gets Nnamabia beaten and moved to Cell One?
(a) The violence he committed against other prisoners.
(b) The lies he told the police.
(c) His sympathy for the old man.
(d) His ties to General Abacha.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator characterize the town of Nsukka?

2. In “Imitation,” how does Nkem say it came to pass that she raised the children alone in the U.S.?

3. In “Imitation,” at the time of the story, how frequently is Obiora visiting Nkem?

4. In “Ghosts,” what has Professor Nwoye come to the university to inquire about?

5. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye’s daughter Nkiru’s name mean?

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