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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the job of Mad Medico's English friend, Dick?
(a) A specialist in African diseases.
(b) Poetry magazine editor.
(c) Journalist for the London Times.
(d) A political economist.

2. What is the meaning of Beatrice's given name, Nwanyibuife?
(a) A female is nothing.
(b) African beauty.
(c) African warrior.
(d) A female is also something.

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

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

5. Who is Lou Cranford?
(a) An American diplomat.
(b) A girlfriend of the President.
(c) A student of political science.
(d) A reporter with the American United Press.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god does Beatrice worship?

2. What does Ikem religiously avoid?

3. What is Chris's job when Beatrice first meets him?

4. Which is most important in a great fight, according to the Abazon elder: the sounding of the battle drum, the fierce waging of the war itself, or the telling of the story afterwards?

5. What is apparently the main reason the President refuses to visit Abazon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mr. So Therefore and how he got his nickname. What seems to be the attitude toward spousal abuse in Kangan?

2. Why, according to Chris, does the President begin to distance himself from Ikem and Chris?

3. What does their stay at Braimoh's house teach Chris and Beatrice about the way the poor live?

4. Describe Professor Okong.

5. Describe the case of Mad Medico and Dr. Ofe. Why does the President's response to the crisis give Ikem hope?

6. Explain what the President wants Okong to do about the demonstration. Why won't he meet with the delegation himself?

7. To whom are storytellers a threat, according to Ikem?

8. Describe the confrontation between Ikem and the taxi driver in Chapter 3. What does it reveal about Ikem's character?

9. Why must Chris leave the city?

10. Why is Elewa angry with Ikem? Do you think she has a right to be angry?

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