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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the meaning of Beatrice's given name, Nwanyibuife?
(a) African beauty.
(b) African warrior.
(c) A female is nothing.
(d) A female is also something.

2. What should political leaders NOT do, according to Ikem?
(a) Pretend to be like the poor by wearing aged jeans.
(b) Drive luxury cars or otherwise show off their wealth.
(c) Mingle with the poor or make friends with poor and low-class people.
(d) They can do anything they like.

3. Which best describes Chris's opinion of Okong?
(a) Okong, though a buffoon, is one of the few honest politicians in the government.
(b) Okong, though he may seem harmless, is a dangerous man.
(c) Okong is a brilliant journalist and literary artist, if not a good politician.
(d) Okong, though a buffoon, is politically astute and adept at propaganda.

4. What does the President wish to be called?
(a) Major-General.
(b) Your Excellency.
(c) Kabisa, or "King."
(d) By his Christian name, Sam.

5. To what does Chris compare himself, Ikem, and the President?
(a) Three green beetles singing.
(b) Three green bottles on a shelf.
(c) Three green saplings about to be chopped for firewood.
(d) Three green peacocks strutting proudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes unexpectedly to see Ikem at his home in Chapter 10?

2. What weapon does the SRC director, Johnson Ossai, use to torture his victims during interrogations?

3. What does Chris say the modern leaders of Africa must be like in order to build up their nations?

4. What does Chris realize at the end of Chapter 15?

5. Who is Ikem Osodi?

(see the answer key)

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