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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. How much money was counted into Jonathan's palms?
2. What did Jonathan accumulate a pile of?
3. What amount was taken from the amn?
4. What is Jonathan's wife's name?
5. Where did Jonathan's taxi go?
Short Essay Questions
1. What significance is the Coal Corporation to Jonathan and others?
2. Where did the money that Jonathan used to bribe the soldier come from?
3. Is Jonathan's bicycle important to him? Why or why not?
4. What happened to a man who got his payment a few days before Jonathan received his payment?
5. What does Jonathan's home mean to him and his family?
6. What is "egg-rasher?"
7. Who uses Jonathan's new service?
8. Why did Jonathan bribe the soldier at his door?
9. How does Jonathan acquire building materials?
10. What does Jonathan realize after the soldier tries to commandeer his bicycle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jonathan's neighbors do not come to his aid against the thieves in the pre-dawn hours yet they are at his home at first light, watching. Why is Jonathan so accepting of his neighbors not coming to help against the thieves? What do his neighbors find him doing?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the symbolism of the Iwegbu home in Enugu, the Coal Corporation office, and the bicycle.
Essay Topic 3
Achebe advocated for the fallen Biafran Republic and eventually left Nigeria for Europe to keep from being imprisoned by the Nigerian government. In Civil Peace, during and beyond the war, there are hints of the Nigerian government doing what it can to stamp out the rebels, their money, and their authority. What are some instances of this from the story? Discuss these issues surrounding the instability of the Nigerian government and the Biafran Republic as told through Civil Peace.
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