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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The visitors call Ikem "oga." What do you guess is the meaning of that word?

2. What does Elewa say about Ikem's car?

3. Which of the following does Beatrice realize about her servant, Agatha?

4. What typically happens at police and army checkpoints?

5. What message does Beatrice receive from an anonymous caller at the beginning of Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of hope for Africa's future expressed in the novel Anthills of the Savannah.

1) What is the significance of the name of Elewa's baby?

2) How is it significant that the baby was named by a group of people from different backgrounds, classes, and faiths--military, worker, academic, market-girl, Muslim, Christian, etc.?

Essay Topic 2

According to The New York Review of Books, the novel Anthills of the Savannah "has wonderful satiric moments and resounds with big African laughter." Write an essay discussing the humor in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about lies and dishonesty in Anthills of the Savannah.

1) What lies are told to the Abazonians regarding the President's bid to become dictator-for-life, as told by the Abazon elder in Chapter 9?

2) What lies are told about Ikem and the circumstances surrounding his death?

3) What lies are told about the President's disappearance?

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