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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. From what country do Jean and John come?

2. To where does Chief Nanga invite Odili?

3. Odili is afraid that Chief Nanga will want to:

4. In what year does Odili become disillusioned with the POP?

5. How many wives does Odili's father have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Odili wish the people could see about Chief Nanga?

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

3. Why is Peter merely working as Odili's houseboy?

4. How is the media portrayed by Odili?

5. How do Odili and Elsie meet?

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

7. Why is Odili's next-door neighbor in college called "Irre"?

8. What impression does Odili convey in his description of Chief Nanga's library?

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

10. What is ironic about Chief Koko's reaction to drinking OHMS?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Present an analysis of Chief Nanga. Discuss his rise to power, his personalit, and his interactions with other characters. How does he treat others? How does he maintain his political position until the coup? Be sure to contrast the opinions of the educated and the uneducated regarding Chief Nanga.

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

During Maxwell's impressive but inefficacious speech, it is revealed that the people have a certain resignation as to the greater affairs of state. Analyze this resignation: how it came about, why it persists, and what implications it has for the country within the story.

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