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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do members of the Civil Service Union say about Ikem Osodi?
(a) He is an elitist.
(b) He is nothing more than ordinary riff-raff.
(c) He is a communist.
(d) He is corrupt.

2. What should political leaders NOT do, according to Ikem?
(a) Drive luxury cars or otherwise show off their wealth.
(b) Mingle with the poor or make friends with poor and low-class people.
(c) They can do anything they like.
(d) Pretend to be like the poor by wearing aged jeans.

3. Who is deported within forty-eight hours after Ikem's speech?
(a) Mad Medico.
(b) The leader of the University of Bassa Student Union.
(c) Ikem.
(d) Chris.

4. What other piece of false information is given by the newspaper about Chris?
(a) He is missing and presumed dead.
(b) He is now in police custody.
(c) He may have fled for London.
(d) He is wanted by security officers.

5. What kind of car does Ikem drive?
(a) A Toyota.
(b) A Datsun.
(c) A Peugeot.
(d) A Mercedes.

6. Who names Elewa's baby?
(a) Beatrice's servant, Agatha.
(b) The group of friends name her together.
(c) Elewa's elderly uncle.
(d) Elewa.

7. What difficulty do Beatrice and Chris encounter on their last night together?
(a) They lie awake fearing they will be found out by security forces.
(b) They wake Braimoh's children with their love-making.
(c) The tent is filled with mosquitoes.
(d) They must sleep on the floor, as there is no bed.

8. What shocking news is given over the radio at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Ikem has been sacked from his job.
(b) The leaders from Abazon have mysteriously disappeared--likely kidnapped by the SRC.
(c) The six leaders from Abazon are under arrest for staging an illegal protest.
(d) The President is ill and is in the hospital.

9. Which of the following does Beatrice realize about her servant, Agatha?
(a) She pretends to be kind, but is really wicked and cruel.
(b) She is religious, but has no sense of charity.
(c) She is totally incompetent, but Beatrice loves her anyway.
(d) Although she worships "primitive" gods, she is not a primitive person.

10. In what has Ikem lost his faith?
(a) Communism.
(b) The art of journalism.
(c) The monarchy.
(d) Public affairs.

11. What do the men who visit Ikem want from him?
(a) To apologize for causing him trouble in traffic.
(b) They threaten him with death if he continues his crusade.
(c) To say he should write an article about Abazon.
(d) To warn that his life may be in danger.

12. What does Ikem imply about charity work while addressing the charitable Rotary Club several months before?
(a) It is actually quite unnecessary.
(b) It is vital to the future of the nation.
(c) It is the only type of work that is truly worth doing.
(d) It serves to make the privileged feel good about themselves.

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

14. Who comes unexpectedly to see Ikem at his home in Chapter 10?
(a) People from the Abazon delegation.
(b) Taxi drivers.
(c) A group of peasants.
(d) Members of the Secret Police.

15. Which of the following best describes Ikem's speeches?
(a) They can be shocking and even offensive to their listeners.
(b) They make listeners feel good about themselves and their land.
(c) They are not typically controversial.
(d) They are serious speeches with little or no humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ikem liken himself to at the beginning of Chapter 11?

2. What is Ikem's mood at the beginning of Chapter 11?

3. What does Chris realize at the end of Chapter 15?

4. Which of the following is true about Elewa?

5. Who does Ikem point out is not in the audience?

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