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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. Why does Chief Nanga give the editor rent money in Chapter 7?
(a) To prevent blackmail.
(b) The editor is Mrs. Nanga's brother.
(c) The chief borrowed money from the editor and owes him.
(d) They are old friends.

2. What does Odili do after awaking at 4 a.m.?
(a) Reads the newspaper.
(b) Takes the bus back to Anata.
(c) Kicks Elsie out of the house in tears.
(d) Wanders the streets of Bori.

3. How does Odili manage to talk to Edna alone in Chapter 9?
(a) He gives her father a small piece of gold.
(b) He tells her has an important message from Chief Nanga.
(c) He gives her a ride to the hospital.
(d) He invites her to Mrs. Nanga's house.

4. How much money does Maxwell say the POP has received from British Amalgamated?
(a) 1,000,000 pounds.
(b) 400,000 pounds.
(c) 75,000 pounds.
(d) 100,000 pounds.

5. Why will Odili not retrieve Elsie in front of Chief Nanga?
(a) He is embarrassed about his desire for Elsie.
(b) He cannot get past the gate.
(c) He does not want to offend the chief.
(d) He does not want her to appear promiscuous.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Odili plan to see Edna again after his embarrassing accident?

2. Where do Chief Nanga, Odili and Hezekiah meet?

3. Where does Odili decide to place his headquarters?

4. How much is the bribe Chief Nanga offers Odili?

5. Why does Chief Nanga say he is offering Odili a bribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What worries Odili about owning a car and having a position of some prestige?

2. What sort of reception does Odili's political campaign receive in Anata?

3. Describe the situation with Chief Nanga and the editor of the Daily Matchet, including its significance.

4. How does Odili interpret Edna's letter?

5. What sort of abuses of power does Chief Nanga exercise in his campaign?

6. What is the method of problem solving that Odili unconsciously employs while reconsidering his humiliation that occurred at the house of Chief Nanga?

7. Why is Couple's heckling of Maxwell effective?

8. In Chapter 10, how does Chief Nanga further expose his corruption regarding the office of Foreign Trade?

9. What characterizes Odili's arrival at his friend Maxwell's apartment?

10. What is Odili's concern about the founding of the new political party?

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