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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jean look at Chief Nanga?

2. What is John's job?

3. What is John's most interesting claim about the his country?

4. What food does Odili initially ask Peter to cook while Andrew Kadibe is visiting?

5. What is the title of the president of the Writer's Society's book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What series of events leads up to Odili's disillusionment with the POP.?

2. On what does Odili focus during Chief Nanga's speech in Chapter 6?

3. What odd contrast is revealed in Chapter 4 by Chief Nanga's interactions with Chief Kobino and the young man applying to be a chef?

4. Upon what does Odili reflect while lying in the bed of his guest suite at Chief Nanga's house?

5. Why does Chief Nanga scorn his old nickname, "M.A. Minus Opportunity"?

6. Why is Odili concerned when Chief Nanga voices his intention to go to the hospital with him?

7. How does Chief Nanga speak to Mr. Jalio, and for what reason?

8. Why is Odili's father hated?

9. How does Odili's father treat his family?

10. How is the media portrayed by Odili?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As part of the political corruption in the story, there is a strong irony in some of the governmental appointments. For example, Chief Nanga is the Minister of Culture and yet does not even know one of the country's most famous authors, nor can he remember the title of his song. Are there any other ironic governmental appointments in the story? What does this reveal about the manner of ministerial appointment in the country? What does this irony help accomplish in the plot of the story?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 9, Timothy, the Christian carpenter, says that "Josiah has taken away enough for the owner to notice." Examine the relevance of this statement to the story. How is it shown to be true in Anata? Is it true in the country as a whole? Why is it noticed differently in a small village than in the whole country? Does this imply anything about large-scale democracy, and if so, what?

Essay Topic 3

As the chief protagonist and narrator of the story, Odili undergoes dramatic changes throughout the narrative, but as he is the one describing them, he does not explicitly state them. Trace the outline of Odili's character development and changes, being sure to answer the following questions:

1) In what regard does Odili primarily change?

2) In what ways does Odili seem to change, but ONLY seem?

3) What other characters and events have the biggest influence on Odili's changes?

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