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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, the reader first learns the name of the fictional African country in which this novel is set. What is it?
(a) Kabisa.
(b) Kangan.
(c) Abazon.
(d) Bassa.

2. What does Mad Medico once do for the President while they are both in England?
(a) Introduced him to some powerful people.
(b) Found him a girlfriend.
(c) Lent him some money.
(d) Nursed him through a long illness.

3. Which best describes the Commissioners' attitude toward the President as shown throughout Chapter 1?
(a) Fear.
(b) Respect.
(c) Worship.
(d) Hatred.

4. What does Chris say the President is becoming?
(a) A ruthless dictator.
(b) Increasingly reckless.
(c) A baby monster.
(d) A ridiculous buffoon.

5. What is the job of Mad Medico's English friend, Dick?
(a) Journalist for the London Times.
(b) Poetry magazine editor.
(c) A specialist in African diseases.
(d) A political economist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of NTBB?

2. Who is Mad Medico?

3. Who does the Attorney-General say may not be one hundred percent behind the President?

4. How does Mad Medico address the President?

5. Why is Ikem Osodi's girlfriend, Elewa, angry with him in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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