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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Odili return to Anata after first meeting with Maxwell and his friends?
(a) Dec. 25.
(b) Dec. 23.
(c) Jan. 1.
(d) Dec. 18.

2. What is the title of the poem Maxwell shows Odili?
(a) "Dance-Offering to the Earth-Mother."
(b) "The Lady of Shalott."
(c) "Dance of the People of the Earth."
(d) "Mother-Earth's Offering to Man."

3. When Odili returns to Anata after first meeting Maxwell and his friends, where does he find a large crowd?
(a) Outside Josiah's bar.
(b) Outside the grammar school.
(c) Outside Edna's house.
(d) Outside his house.

4. After Hezekiah is arrested, what do the trucks take away?
(a) Much of Urua's food supply.
(b) Pipes for the Rural Water Scheme.
(c) All of the Samalu furniture.
(d) Part of the Samalu compound.

5. Why has the crowd gathered in Anata when Odili returns from Bori?
(a) Azoge, the blind beggar, has beaten Josiah.
(b) Josiah has stolen from Azoge, the blind beggar.
(c) Josiah has been serving alcohol to children.
(d) The senior tutor has not left the bar in four days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Odili outside Chief Nanga's house when he returns?

2. When does Odili plan to see Edna again after his embarrassing accident?

3. In what way will the new political party differ from the old parties, according to Maxwell?

4. How do the people treat Josiah after the incident at the bar?

5. What does Odili hope to accomplish through his political activities?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general tone of Mrs. Nanga in her first conversation with Odili's while in Anata, and why is that the tone?

2. What characterizes Odili's interaction with Chief Nanga at the Samalu house?

3. How does Odili interpret Edna's letter?

4. At what conclusion does Odili arrive after reflecting on the carpenter Timothy's statement?

5. Describe the first impression given of Odo, Edna's father.

6. What is the method of problem solving that Odili unconsciously employs while reconsidering his humiliation that occurred at the house of Chief Nanga?

7. What is the significance of the poem Maxwell wrote seven years ago?

8. What significant action does Edna take toward Odili at the end of Chapter 10, and why is it significant?

9. What is suggested by the revelation that a junior member of Parliament is also a founding member of the CPC?

10. What is the confusion about why Couple is put in jail?

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