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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Odili hope Nwege gets an appointment with the POP?
(a) Because Odili and Nwege are friends.
(b) To get him out of the school occasionally.
(c) Because Odili hopes to be made principal of the school.
(d) To benefit the school's material prosperity.

2. What is the nickname of Odili's former next-door neighbor in his university days?
(a) Diligent.
(b) Cooli.
(c) Irre.
(d) Rennie.

3. What used to be Odili's father's profession?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Shoemaker.
(c) Chief of police.
(d) District interpreter.

4. Why does Chief Nanga not hire the young man at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) He has never fired a gun.
(b) He cannot cook African cuisine.
(c) He has a bad leg.
(d) He does not know how to drive a stick shift.

5. What are the dismissed members of the Prime Minister's Cabinet called in Chapter 1?
(a) The Elitists.
(b) The Daily Chronicle.
(c) The Progressive Alliance Party.
(d) The Miscreant Gang.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Nanga, embassy events are how many pence talk and how many pence food?

2. What is the general feeling of the people toward Odili's father?

3. Chapter 1 opens with Chief Nanga making an address at which school?

4. How long has it been since Odili last spoke with Chief Nanga?

5. What does Chief Nanga do to Principal Nwege after the speech?

(see the answer key)

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