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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jonathan turn in to be able to get this award payment.

2. What did Jonathan do before he looked again at the "unbelievable?"

3. Who from Jonathan's family was near the bicycle for the year?

4. Before the way, how many Biafra pounds would it have taken to purchase a load of firewood?

5. Who had made a small fortune after a fortnight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who uses Jonathan's new service?

2. How does the Iwegbu family behavior show their ability to adapt and survive?

3. What could Jonathan's home and the destroyed concrete edifice symbolize about how the civil war impacted Nigeria and Biafra?

4. Why does Jonathan again feel so lucky after visiting the closed offices of his employer?

5. Why did Jonathan bribe the soldier at his door?

6. In Paragraph 2, how did Maria get extra food for the family?

7. Who survives with Jonathan and what does he consider this to be?

8. Is Jonathan's bicycle important to him? Why or why not?

9. Where did the money that Jonathan used to bribe the soldier come from?

10. What has happened to Jonathan's town because of the civil war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Achebe presents several themes in this story. How does the Iwegbu family embody each of these specific themes: survival, family cohesiveness, and resourcefulness?

Essay Topic 2

Jonathan sees his ex-miner co-workers outside the closed Coal Corporation offices and feels he has yet another miracle. What is the miracle and why does he feel it is a miracle?

Essay Topic 3

Jonathan's greatest miracle is his family's survival of the civil war. He holds them most dear, above even his buried bicycle and his still standing home. How does his behavior during the conflict with the thieves and immediately after the conflict support or reinforce his high value of his family.

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