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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Cell One,” how did the narrator’s brother Nnamabia make amends for stealing from his mother?
(a) He wrote a report about how he spent the money.
(b) He did not make restitution.
(c) He worked to buy the gold back from the pawn shop.
(d) He made offerings at the local shrine.

2. In “Cell One,” why was Nnamabia arrested the second time?
(a) More thefts.
(b) For lying to the police.
(c) For his opposition to the government.
(d) Suspicion of being a gang member.

3. In “Cell One,” what did Nnamabia do to earn the respect of the leader of the cult in the prison?
(a) Smuggle money into the prison.
(b) Show contempt to the guards.
(c) Attempt to escape.
(d) Rat out some cult members.

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

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” why did Edward think the Zimbabwean’s story was passé?
(a) The language was archaic.
(b) More important things were happening in Africa.
(c) The Africa he knew did not have magic in it.
(d) Magic is last century’s Africa.

6. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” why does Ujunwa not use the name Ibarra for the character in her story?
(a) Too masculine.
(b) Too cliché.
(c) Too exotic.
(d) Too commonplace.

7. In “On Monday of Last Week,” who is Maren?
(a) Neil’s girlfriend.
(b) Josh’s French tutor.
(c) Tracy’s regular model.
(d) Kamara’s friend.

8. In “Cell One,” what led to the circumstances under which Nnamabia was arrested?
(a) Racial tensions with Hausa Muslims.
(b) A shooting on campus, then a curfew.
(c) A series of beatings around campus.
(d) A string of thefts in Nsukka.

9. In “A Private Experience,” what aspect of the Hausa woman does the narrator say Chika will remember?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her despair.
(c) Her suffering.
(d) Her gentleness.

10. In “Imitation,” why does the narrator says that Obiora bought good imitations?
(a) Because the originals are so rare.
(b) Because he had a friend who sold them.
(c) Because he wanted to impress clients.
(d) Because he wanted to save money.

11. In “Ghosts,” when was the last time Professor Nwoye saw Ikenna Okoro?
(a) 1982
(b) 1962.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1967.

12. In “Imitation,” how does Nkem say it came to pass that she raised the children alone in the U.S.?
(a) It just happened.
(b) She planned it that way.
(c) Her husband planned it that way.
(d) Her husband’s plans to join them kept being interrupted.

13. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how long did it take Tobechi to get his green card and send for Kamara?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 3 years.

14. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what caused Ujunwa to scream at the black South African?
(a) He criticized her story as implausible.
(b) He said that her story was insincere and poorly written.
(c) He said that she could get ahead if she gave herself to Edward.
(d) He said that Edward was just an old man who meant no harm.

15. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator prevent her parents from visiting Nnamabia in prison, after the first week?
(a) She manufactures an emergency.
(b) She threatens to move out.
(c) She breaks the car’s windshield.
(d) She lays herself down in front of the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Cell One,” how does the narrator say her brother could have treated his imprisonment?

2. In “Ghosts,” what does Professor Nwoye buy for the men under the flame tree?

3. In “Imitation,” where does Nkem live?

4. In “A Private Experience,” where is Chika in school?

5. In “Cell One,” what does the narrator say the Enugu police were known for?

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