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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "On Monday of Last Week".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does Kamara characterize parenting in America?
(a) Accepting compromises.
(b) Reconciling impossibilities.
(c) Juggling anxieties.
(d) Suffering indignities.

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what phrase almost prevented Kamara getting the babysitting job?
(a) Mixed-blood.
(b) Biracial.
(c) Half-caste.
(d) Mulatto.

3. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what was Kamara studying when she met Tobechi at university?
(a) Politics.
(b) Music.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) History.

4. In “A Private Experience,” what does Chika ask the woman to give her?
(a) Her necklace.
(b) Her oranges.
(c) Her hand bag.
(d) Her scarf.

5. In “Ghosts,” why does Professor Nwoye refrain from telling his daughter about his wife’s visits?
(a) She will marry him into a family that will look after him.
(b) She will medicate him.
(c) She will bring him to America.
(d) She will put him in a home.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Cell One,” who stole from the narrator’s house the first time?

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” who is Maren?

3. In “A Private Experience,” who was Chika with in the market when riots broke out?

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

5. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does Tracy lose Kamara’s interest?

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