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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. Whom does Odili hear talking to Elsie through the door?
2. For what does the radio announce Hezekiah was removed as local POP chairman?
3. Why has the crowd gathered in Anata when Odili returns from Bori?
4. How many girls does Chief Nanga promise Odili?
5. With whom does the PAP reveal that the Minister of Foreign Trade has been illegitimately making a profit?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the confusion about why Couple is put in jail?
2. How does Odili interpret Edna's letter?
3. What is revealed about Edna's character in the scene on the VIP porch?
4. What is the method of problem solving that Odili unconsciously employs while reconsidering his humiliation that occurred at the house of Chief Nanga?
5. What is Odili's concern about the founding of the new political party?
6. What significant action does Edna take toward Odili at the end of Chapter 10, and why is it significant?
7. Why do Boniface and the other bodyguards want 25 pounds, and why does Odili object?
8. What is the general tone of Mrs. Nanga in her first conversation with Odili's while in Anata, and why is that the tone?
9. What sort of reception does Odili's political campaign receive in Anata?
10. What characterizes Odili's interaction with Chief Nanga at the Samalu house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the end of the story, it is said that Maxwell Kulamo is a martyr. Analyze this statement. For what was he a martyr? How does his martyrdom advance this cause? Other than his death, what other events in the story reaffirm his status as a martyr?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the resolution of the story. Does it seem just for a military coup to overthrow the government? What are the motives of the military? What does this say about justice and politics? How is the future of Nigeria portrayed in "A Man of the People"?
Essay Topic 3
A subtle theme in "A Man of the People" is the disparity in sexual equality throughout Nigerian society. How are women portrayed as less important throughout the story? How is this status quo challenged? What female character embodies resignation to this standard, and what character challenges it? How is this shown in the story?
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