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

2. In “A Private Experience,” what can Chika tell about the woman by her accent?
(a) That she is Igbo.
(b) That she is from the north.
(c) That she is from the south.
(d) That she is Christian.

3. In “Imitation,” why does Nkem’s acquaintance say that the men stay in Nigeria?
(a) Because they are not recognized as Big Men in the U.S.
(b) Because they are less adaptable than women.
(c) Because they have fewer taxes there.
(d) Because they have more freedom there.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “On Monday of Last Week,” how old is Josh, the boy Kamara babysits?

2. In “On Monday of Last Week,” what was Kamara studying when she met Tobechi at university?

3. In “Ghosts,” when did Professor Nwoye and his wife return to their home, after fleeing?

4. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” how does Ujunwa’s story end?

5. In “Imitation,” how does the narrator characterize Nkem’s dating life before Obiora?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “A Private Experience,” what does the narrator tell the reader about the fate of Nnedi?

2. In “Cell One,” what has the narrator’s family lost when their house was broken into and robbed?

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

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

5. In “Ghosts,” whose ghost does Professor Nwoye also see?

6. In “Imitation,” what distressing news does Nkem receive from her friend who has just come back to the States from Nigeria?

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

8. In “Jumping Monkey Hill,” who is Chioma and what is her role?

9. In “Ghosts,” what is the business Professor Nwoye has come to the university to see about?

10. In “Ghosts,” what are the scandals in Nigeria that affect Professor Nwoye’s life?

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