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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 was Jonathan's house made of?

2. What did a man do a couple of days earlier when his payment was stolen?

3. How long is a fortnight?

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

5. What did Jonathan find when he arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonathan do after acquiring building materials?

2. How does Jonathan behave after receiving his "egg-rasher?"

3. What does Jonathan's home mean to him and his family?

4. What happened to a man who got his payment a few days before Jonathan received his payment?

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

6. How did Jonathan almost lose his bicycle during the war and what did he do to keep it safe?

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

8. How do the Iwegbu family make money after moving back home?

9. Would Jonathan be considered an entrepreneur? Why or why not?

10. How does Jonathan make money with his new service in paragraph 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maria is Jonathan's wife. How would the story be affected if Maria's character were not in the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is "egg-rasher?" What does it signify to those receiving it? to Jonathan? to the government issuing it?

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