JAMB exam again and try for the university” (p.170) Ofodile’s rattling car (p.175-176) Americans say busy, not “’Busy, engaged’”(p.170) The American food (p.176) don’t understand how it “’You works in this country. If you The coat the colour want to get anywhere you have of gloomy day’s “a to be as mainstream as sky” Ofodile buys possible.’” (p.172) Chinaza (p.177) did it matter that you The Good “What or could not take the carts Housekeeping out? The point was, there were cookbook carts”(p.175) (p.179) will never move forward Chinaza’s work “They unless they adapt to permit application America”(p.175) Chinaza’s decision Ike would be horrified at not to leave “Uncle the thought of eating Ofodile yet here…there was something humiliatingly public, something lacking in dignity, about this place, this open space of too many tables and too much food”(p.176) my head; she [Nia], a “[I] black American, had chosen an African name, while my husband made me change mine to an English one” (p.181) spoke only English “We now”(p.182) Ofodile being married on “just paper” without telling Chinaza (p.185) Unnamed didn’t show you, because The idyllic garden Agency; family; ‘Tomorrow “She is Too Far’ woman; Dozie; she said never plucked (“fruits rain gender; regret Nonzo coconuts”(p.188) down”, in “tangled leaves”(p.187) asked Grandmama why “You Nonso sipped first even though The deadly snake
JAMB exam again and try for the university” (p.170) “’Busy, Americans say busy, not engaged’”(p.170) “’You don’t understand how it works in this country. If you want to get anywhere you have to be as mainstream as possible.’” (p.172) “What did it matter that you or could not take the carts out? The point was, there were carts”(p.175) “They will never move forward unless they adapt to America”(p.175) “Uncle Ike would be horrified at the thought of eating here…there was something humiliatingly public, something lacking in dignity, about this place, this open space of too many tables and too much food”(p.176) “[I] my head; she [Nia], a black American, had chosen an African name, while my husband made me change mine to an English one” (p.181) “We spoke only English now”(p.182) Ofodile being married “just on paper” without telling Chinaza (p.185) Ofodile’s rattling car (p.175-176) The American food (p.176) The coat the colour of “a gloomy day’s sky” Ofodile buys Chinaza (p.177) The Good Housekeeping cookbook (p.179) Chinaza’s work permit application Chinaza’s decision not to leave Ofodile yet ‘Tomorrow is Too Far’ Unnamed woman; Dozie; Nonzo “She didn’t show you, because she said never plucked coconuts”(p.188) “You asked Grandmama why Nonso sipped first even though The idyllic garden (“fruits rain down”, “tangled in leaves”(p.187) The deadly snake Agency; family; gender; regret