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Multiple Choice
1. What causes Papa to go to extremes to present himself as a model Christian?
A) He spends a great deal of money to keep his family in good standing.
B) He represents ideas in a newspaper he must uphold.
C) He is concerned about what his community thinks of him and his family.
D) He has adopted a strict system of behavior based on his father’s expectations.
2. What is the significance of the hibiscus flower?
A) The rejection of Papa’s beliefs
B) Balance and harmony
C) Aunty Ifeoma’s political stance
D) Mama’s fortitude
3. What does Papa’s hot tea represent?
A) His generosity toward family members
B) The love that is shared in the family
C) The sting of his control even in kindnesses
D) The oppressive nature of his relationships
4. What other event in the novel re the disintegration of Kambili’s family in the novel?
A) Papa-Nnukwu’s death
B) Kambili’s relationship with Amandi
C) The political atmosphere
D) The loss of Aunty Ifeoma’s job
5. What does Father Amandi’s music on Palm Sunday represent in Kambili’s family?
A) The difference in opinions on spirituality
B) A distrust of unconventional religious practices
C) The character flaws of Papa
D) A foreshadowing of Mama’s actions
6. What is the novel’s primary conflict?
A) Papa’s violence
B) Mama’s retaliation
C) Papa-Nnukwu’s isolation
D) A spiritual rift
7. What can the reader conclude about Papa-Nnukwu’s opinions on social hierarchy?
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