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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The visitors call Ikem "oga." What do you guess is the meaning of that word?
(a) Friend.
(b) Writer or storyteller.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Important man.

2. What is a crime problem in the city now, much feared by Elewa?
(a) Spousal abuse.
(b) Armed robberies.
(c) Political killings.
(d) Rape.

3. What does Sam originally want to become, before he is steered into a military career?
(a) A musician.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A teacher.

4. What does the delegation from Abazon say they want?
(a) To declare loyalty to the president and ask for help.
(b) To protest the local government's lack of action.
(c) To demand that the president hold elections.
(d) To demand that the president step down.

5. According to Ikem, what do all poor people seem to want from their leaders?
(a) They want handouts from their leaders.
(b) They want their leaders to leave them alone.
(c) They want their leaders to live in luxury.
(d) They want their leaders to be humble like them.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who invites Beatrice to a private dinner?

2. What god does Beatrice worship?

3. What is the crime of Dr. Ofe, the target of another of Ikem's editorial crusades?

4. When the men show up unexpectedly at Ikem's house in Chapter 10, how do they greet Ikem?

5. In Chapter 4, the reader first learns the name of the fictional African country in which this novel is set. What is it?

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