The Thing Around Your Neck Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 177 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Thing Around Your Neck Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 177 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Ghosts,” what has Professor Nwoye come to the university to inquire about?
(a) His pension.
(b) His students.
(c) His teaching assignment.
(d) His disciplinary hearing.

2. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” which of the other writers does Ujunwa think she will get along with?
(a) The Ugandan.
(b) The Kenyan.
(c) The Zimbabwean.
(d) The Senegalese.

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

4. In “Imitation,” what does Nkem do in reaction to the news that her husband has moved a woman into her house?
(a) Destroy a Benin mask.
(b) Abuse her housegirl.
(c) Defile a picture of Obiora.
(d) Cut her hair.

5. In “A Private Experience,” what does the narrator refer to in saying the woman was having a private experience?
(a) Her praying.
(b) Her singing.
(c) Her crying.
(d) Her mumbling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” what has Chika lost as she hides from the riots?

2. In “Imitation,” what was it that kept Obiora in Nigeria?

3. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” where does Edward Campbell teach?

4. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does Neil discipline Josh?

5. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” what do the couple in the Zimbabwean’s story need to get, before they can get pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” how does the story characterize the difference between Chika and the Hausa woman?

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what gaffe did Kamara make, that she thought would prevent her from getting the job babysitting Josh?

3. In “Ghosts,” how does the narrator characterize Ikenna’s personality?

4. What happens to turn Kamara around at the end of "On Monday of Last Week"?

5. In “Cell One,” why was the narrator’s brother arrested?

6. In “A Private Experience,” what is the private experience referred to in the title?

7. In “Imitation,” what does Obiora feel about the children preserving Nigerian customs in America?

8. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how does the narrator characterize Neil’s parenting?

9. In “Ghosts,” what has Ikenna been doing all these years since the 1967 war?

10. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what changed for Kamara after last Monday?

(see the answer keys)

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