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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. When Leafy arrives home from the Commission premises with the servant's body, who is protesting in front of his house?
(a) Fanshawe.
(b) Adekunle.
(c) Robinson.
(d) Hazel.

2. At the end of Part Two, Chapter 13, why does Leafy think Celia wants him?
(a) For his money.
(b) For his sexual prowess.
(c) For his good looks.
(d) For his stature and position.

3. What does the UK plan to buy more of from Kinjanja?
(a) Tobacco and opium.
(b) Guns and ammunition.
(c) Diamonds and sapphires.
(d) Oil and gas.

4. What does Dr. Murray prescribe to Leafy?
(a) Penicillin and four weeks of abstinence.
(b) Rest and relaxation.
(c) Penicillin and five days of abstinence.
(d) A blood transfusion.

5. At the beginning of Part Two, the story is told in ________________.
(a) A flashback.
(b) The first person.
(c) Another language.
(d) The future.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three, Chapter 8, Leafy lies to Adekunle about __________.

2. What is Arthur Fanshawe's response to seeing the servant's body?

3. While golfing with Dr. Murray, what does Leafy propose to Dr. Murray?

4. After Dr. Murray's response to Leafy's proposal, what does Leafy do?

5. In Part Two, Chapter 15, how could Leafy be described?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Celia Adekunle comes into play in Part Two of the novel.

2. Describe the affair between Celia and Leafy.

3. In Part Three, Chapter 6, what happens between the Duchess and Leafy after he plays Santa?

4. What happens when Leafy proposes the bribe to Dr. Murray?

5. In Part Two, Chapter 9, why doesn't Leafy have sex with Priscilla?

6. In part Three, Chapter 5, what does Leafy do with Innocence's body?

7. With what information does Adekunle blackmail Leafy?

8. What is Femi Robinson's role in the novel?

9. In Part Two, Leafy is losing many things. What is he losing?

10. In the final chapter of the novel, how does the theme of resignation come through?

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