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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What natural disaster has occurred in Abazon province?
(a) A flood.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A drought.
(d) A hurricane.

2. Which best describes Ikem's apparent attitude toward women, as explained by Chris in Chapter 5?
(a) They are there only to comfort him, but are not good intellectual partners.
(b) They should be held on a pedestal and treated like princesses.
(c) They are the equals of men, according to his Marxist philosophy.
(d) They are beneath men and should be treated as such.

3. What does Chris do that angers Ikem in Chapter 3?
(a) Hangs up the phone on him.
(b) Forbids him to write a story about the delegation.
(c) Shouts at him in front of the Council.
(d) Tells a lie about him to the President.

4. How do Chris Oriko and the President first meet?
(a) They were in the military together.
(b) They grew up in the same small village.
(c) They met at university in England.
(d) They were schoolmates at the age of 13 or 14.

5. How does Beatrice feel about Ikem?
(a) He was like a brother to her.
(b) She admired him as if he were some kind of minor deity.
(c) She found him intelligent, but pompous and annoying.
(d) He was her first and greatest love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ikem on his way to the Palace in Chapter 3?

2. What is the SRC?

3. What is Mad Medico's job?

4. Where will the dinner Beatrice attends in Chapter 6 be held?

5. Which best describes Sam as a young student?

(see the answer key)

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