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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Headstrong Historian".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Imitation,” what is Nkem’s housegirl’s response when Nkem tells her about Obiora’s girlfriend?
(a) You will forgive him.
(b) You will talk it over with him.
(c) You will forget him.
(d) You will divorce him.

2. In “Ghosts,” what does the narrator say professor Nwoye should have thrown at Ikenna Okoro?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Money.
(c) Sand.
(d) Paper.

3. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Chinaza characterize her aunt and uncle’s interest in her thoughts and feelings about new marriage?
(a) Critical.
(b) Considerate.
(c) Uninterested.
(d) Thoughtful.

4. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what amuses Kamara about the phrase “cooking dinner” in the U.S. (80)?
(a) It just means microwaving something frozen.
(b) She does not recognize the foods Americans cook.
(c) It takes such a short time.
(d) It entails going out of the house to a restaurant.

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 put him in a home.
(d) She will bring him to America.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” what has the woman come to the market to sell?

2. In “The Shivering,” where was Chinedu working when he met Abidemi?

3. In “A Private Experience,” what aspect of the Hausa woman does the narrator say Chika will remember?

4. In “Imitation,” what other task does the narrator say the custodians of the masks also performed?

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

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