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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In “The Shivering,” how did Udenna justify breaking up with Ukamaka?
(a) He said that he had fallen out of love with her.
(b) He said that their relationship had become staid.
(c) He said that his parents demanded he split with her and come home.
(d) He said that he had another woman in Nigeria.
2. In “The American Embassy,” what does the woman remember the government agents smelled like, when they came to her house?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Vomit.
(d) Cheap perfume.
3. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what did Akunna find in the community college students she studied with?
(a) Ignorance mixed with arrogance.
(b) Apathy mixed with high expectations.
(c) Confusion mixed with confidence.
(d) Aimlessness mixed with high energy.
4. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Nwamgba’s cousins take after Obierika’s funeral?
(a) His house.
(b) His son.
(c) His ivory tusk.
(d) His lands.
5. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," why did Grandmama say that Nonso could sip the coconuts first?
(a) He was the fastest.
(b) He was the son of her son.
(c) He was the eldest.
(d) He was the son of her daughter.
6. 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) Uninterested.
(c) Thoughtful.
(d) Considerate.
7. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how much does Odofile tell Chinaza he makes?
(a) $400 an hour.
(b) $3 an hour.
(c) $95 an hour.
(d) $250 an hour.
8. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” where do Odofile and Chinaza live?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Flatbush.
(c) Bay Ridge.
(d) Brooklyn Heights.
9. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Anikwenwa learn to do in Lagos?
(a) Buy and sell land.
(b) Teach.
(c) Practice law.
(d) Practice medicine.
10. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what did the narrator wait for her mother to recognize?
(a) Her intellect and her daring.
(b) Her voice and her agility.
(c) Her looks and her practicality.
(d) Her ambition and her good sense.
11. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what kinds of things did the Akunna’s relatives ask for as gifts from America?
(a) Candy, food.
(b) Books, magazines.
(c) CDs, DVDs.
(d) Handbags, clothes.
12. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," how old was the narrator when Nonso died?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.
13. In "Tomorrow is Too Far," what sound did the narrator envy her mother making for Nonso?
(a) A belly laugh.
(b) Fawning admiration.
(c) Nonsense love longs.
(d) Exclamations about his talents.
14. In “The Headstrong Historian,” how did Nwamgba propose to solve the problem of their infertility as a couple?
(a) By getting pregnant by a lover.
(b) By adopting children.
(c) By finding Obierika a second wife.
(d) By visiting a witch doctor.
15. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what was the Christian name Father Shanahan gave Anikwenwa?
(a) Michael.
(b) Daniel.
(c) John.
(d) Matthew.
Short Answer Questions
1. In “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what do all Americans have, according to Akunna’s relatives in Nigeria?
2. In “The Arrangers of Marriage,” how does Chinaza characterize the furnishings of the apartment her new husband takes her to?
3. In “The American Embassy,” what spectacle does the woman not pay attention to?
4. In “The Headstrong Historian,” why Nwamgba’s family horrified by the prospect or marriage to Obierika?
5. In “The Headstrong Historian,” what did Nwamgba believe killed her husband?
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