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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the girl in Chief Nanga's best story refuse to remove her bra?
(a) She is afraid her husband will come home soon.
(b) Her breasts are ugly.
(c) She has small breasts.
(d) Her husband cursed her breasts.

2. What does Maxwell see Chief Nanga as an example of?
(a) A charming leader.
(b) Why intelligent people should not abandon politics.
(c) What happens when an intelligent man has too much power.
(d) An insignificant buffoon.

3. Where do Odili and Jean go after leaving Jean's house?
(a) Through the streets of Bori.
(b) To Urua.
(c) Immediately to Chief Nanga's house.
(d) To Anata.

4. How many wives does Odili's father have?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. Who resents Odili's favor with Chief Nanga?
(a) Principal Nwege.
(b) James.
(c) Andrew Kadibe.
(d) Mrs. John.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Odili feel the full weight of his humiliation?

2. What sort of event must Chief Nanga attend in Chapter 6?

3. What is the name of the president of the Writer's Society?

4. What is the title of the poem Maxwell shows Odili?

5. What is the name of the political party formed in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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