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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 is the name of the political party formed in Chapter 8?

2. On what date does Odili return to Anata after first meeting with Maxwell and his friends?

3. Why does Odili praise Edna's beauty and memory in English?

4. What sort of force does Odili state that the paper Maxwell signed has?

5. Whom does Odili hear talking to Elsie through the door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general tone of Mrs. Nanga in her first conversation with Odili's while in Anata, and why is that the tone?

2. At what conclusion does Odili arrive after reflecting on the carpenter Timothy's statement?

3. What characterizes Odili's interaction with Chief Nanga at the Samalu house?

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

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

6. What is revealed about Edna's character in the scene on the VIP porch?

7. What is significant about Odili and Edna's bicycle crash?

8. What is the confusion about why Couple is put in jail?

9. What is suggested by the revelation that a junior member of Parliament is also a founding member of the CPC?

10. How does Odili interpret Edna's letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What start as separate, if related, threads in the story -- revenge, politics and love -- become entangled in Odili's life. Discuss the entanglement of these various threads and explain how an action toward any one goal ends up affecting the others.

Essay Topic 2

A major theme that runs throughout "A Man of the People" is the importance and perception of education. Discuss how education factors into the plot of the story: How does it affect the characters' dispositions? Does it have an influence on their political ideologies? What is the overall tone of the book toward education?

Essay Topic 3

Parallel to the story and Odili's sudden turn, Chief Nanga and Maxwell Kulamo both exercise significant influence over the activities and thinking of Odili. Compare and contrast the two political leaders. How are they alike? How do they differ? How does each influence Odili? What makes them good politicians?

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