View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "A Private Experience".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In “Imitation,” what other task does the narrator say the custodians of the masks also performed?
(a) Preserving the tribe’s records.
(b) Preserving the dead bodies of the kings.
(c) Bringing human sacrifices to the king.
(d) Teaching the king’s children.

3. In “A Private Experience,” who are the aggressors in the riots the women are hiding from?
(a) Yoruba.
(b) Fulani Christians.
(c) Igbo Christians.
(d) Hausa Muslims.

4. In “A Private Experience,” what has the woman lost who shows Chika where to hide from the riots?
(a) A necklace.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her handbag.
(d) Her groceries.

5. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator say her brother could have treated his imprisonment?
(a) As a bawdy tale.
(b) As a major tragedy.
(c) As a sleek drama.
(d) As a foolish comedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Cell One,” who did the Nsukka families blame the thefts on?

2. In “Cell One,” what does the narrator say her brother said when she asked him if he was in a gang?

3. In “Cell One,” what did Nnamabia do to earn the respect of the leader of the cult in the prison?

4. In “A Private Experience,” what does the woman invite Chika to sit on?

5. In “A Private Experience,” what does Chika see when they ventures out from the store?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 314 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample