Are you looking for objective questions on Chapter 3 of Second Class Citizen? Then you’ve come to the right place. Because, in this post, you will find some of the most likely multiple-choice questions based on the novel.
There are also short-answer questions and answers on Chapter 3 of Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta.
Teachers to Note
The appropriate answer to each question has been given to you in bold lettering. To make each question a complete multiple-choice question, all you need to do is add the desired number of wrong responses to the correct one.Then you can freely give out the questions to your class.
Reminder for Students
Read these objective test questions and answers on Chapter 3 of Second Class Citizen as often as you can. This is particularly important if you are preparing for an objective test on Second Class Citizen.
And, note that the correct response to each question below is in bold lettering.
To Err is Human
Much as I have spent a lot of time cross-checking the correctness of the facts I present to you in this post, I still remain human. For that matter, I may overlook an error or two. This is highly unlikely, though.
However, in case you come across a question whose answer you believe strongly is incorrect, please feel free to let me know in a polite manner. I will promptly act on it.
Objective Questions and Answers
1. The cold wind that met Adah on her arrival in the United Kingdom is compared to … a heavy blow from a boxer.
2. What did Adah tell her dead father when she set foot in the United Kingdom? ‘Pa I’m in the United Kingdom.‘
3. The title of chapter 3 of Second Class Citizen is … A Cold Welcome
4. This set of adjectives describes Liverpool as Adah saw the city on her arrival there. … cold, grey, green, smoky and empty.
5. Adah’s ambition for her children in England was… They must have an English education.
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6. Adah was shocked at the reception Francis gave her when he came to welcome her to England because … Francis had changed in many ways.
7. The harsh exchange of words between Adah and Francis on the first day of the former’s arrival in England prepares the reader for more serious fights to come later. The literary device used at this stage of the narrative is … Foreshadowing.
8. What made Adah mad at Francis on her arrival in London? The low-standard accommodation Francis had for the family.
9. Where was the toilet located in the Obi family’s first accommodation in London? 4 flights of stairs downstairs.
10. ‘Are we going to live here?’ What was it about the room that made Adah dismayed and horrified? The rather small size of the room.
11. Adah was still grateful to Francis (despite her disappointments) for making it possible for her to realize her childhood dream of coming to the United Kingdom because … In Nigeria, single girls don’t easily come to the United Kingdom.
12. Another thing for which Adah believed she owed Francis a debt of gratitude was … Francis made it possible for her to have children that she could call her own.
13. Which word is used to characterize the first sex act between Adah and Francis in England? Attack.
14. A character trait of Francis that is depicted in the use of ‘attack’ above is … Francis is a violent and abusive husband.
15. These two adjectives are used by the narrator to describe the changes in Francis during his stay in England… sophisticated and remote.
16. Francis suggested to Adah to find a job in a shirt factory but Adah considered the job to be … beneath her.
17. What character trait of Adah’s is depicted in the incident above? Adah is extremely conscious of her social status.
18. Three qualifications Adah had obtained before coming to the United Kingdom were… GCE ‘O’ Level, GCE ‘A’ Level, and Part of the British Library Association Professional Certificate.
19. What kind of experience in Librarianship did Adah have before her arrival in England? She worked at the American Consulate Library in Lagos.
20. One aspect of inter-tribal relations between the Igbo and the Yoruba we gather in chapter three of Second Class Citizen is that … Yorubas do not accord the Igbo much respect.
21. Adah got her first job in England at … North Finchley Library.
22. What position did Adah occupy in her job at North Finchley Library? Senior Library Assistant
23. In Chapter 3 of Second Class Citizen, Adah realized that she was pregnant for the … third time.
24. What were the ages of Adah’s first two children when she had her third pregnancy? Titi was about 2yrs old and Vicky was 9 months old.
24. How did Francis Obi express his intense love for sex? He had multiple extra-marital affairs.
25. What was Adah’s attitude to Francis’s infidelity? She liked it and even encouraged it.
26. Give a reason for Adah’s permissive attitude towards Francis’s infidelity. She saw it as a welcome opportunity to be free from Francis’s excessive demands for sex and the violent manner he went about the act.
27. What two things did Adah do to fool the doctor who examined her for her first job in England? She dressed seductively and flirted with him just to make him fail to take note of her pregnancy.
28. The most important reason Francis continued to maintain Adah as his wife was … Adah was hardworking and was willing to support him financially.
29. Where did Adah buy her ‘woolies’ on her journey to the United Kingdom? Las Palmas
30. While Francis travelled to the United Kingdom by air, Adah went by… Sea
31. Pa once worked as a moulder at a place called … Loco Yard
32. In which month did Adah arrive in England? March
33. The city where Adah landed first in the United Kingdom was … Liverpool
34. England gave Adah a cold welcome. This is an example the figure of speech known as … Personification
35. Adah compared the houses she saw on her arrival in Liverpool to … Churches and Monastries
36. Who is Mr Eke in Second Class Citizen? Mr Eke is a friend of Francis’s who moved out of his old flat when he was expecting his family to join him in England.
37. Why did Adah compare Francis to Mr Eke? Because she was disappointed in Francis for not getting better accommodation when he knew Adah and the children were coming to join him in England.
38. Between Adah and Francis who loved the other more? Adah
39. If Adah had been Jesus she would have passed England. What literary device is used in this expression? Allusion (Biblical Allusion)
40. She was beginning to feel like Dick Whittington. What figure of speech is present in this statement? Simile
41. Which mood is evoked when the windows on the Liverpool houses are described as ‘grey and green’? A depressing or gloomy mood.
Final thoughts
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