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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. Where will the dinner Beatrice attends in Chapter 6 be held?
(a) At the Presidential Palace.
(b) At the Presidential Retreat.
(c) At the U.S. Embassy.
(d) At the White House.

2. According to Chris, which of the following describes Ikem?
(a) Cautious.
(b) Fanatical.
(c) Diplomatic.
(d) Cowardly.

3. What, according to Ikem, is the enemy of art?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Orthodoxy.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Freedom.

4. Which province is asking for the President's help?
(a) Amazon.
(b) Kangan.
(c) Bassa.
(d) Abazon.

5. According to Ikem, which is the biggest single group of oppressed people in the world?
(a) Black people.
(b) Rural peasants.
(c) Women.
(d) Urban poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lou Cranford say the President should do?

2. Which best describes the Commissioners' attitude toward the President as shown throughout Chapter 1?

3. Who is Idemili?

4. In Chapter 4, the reader first learns the name of the fictional African country in which this novel is set. What is it?

5. When Beatrice awakens the morning after her argument with the President, what does she hear a bird singing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who calls Beatrice with an anonymous tip about Chris, and what is the apparent purpose of the calls?

2. Who are the cab drivers who come to see Ikem, and why have they come?

3. What does Ikem urge the students to do?

4. What is happening outside the Presidential Palace in Chapter 1?

5. Chris urges Ikem to "lie low." If you were Ikem, what would you do?

6. Why is Elewa angry with Ikem? Do you think she has a right to be angry?

7. Whom does Okong warn the President about?

8. Why does Agatha refuse to serve Elewa? What does the incident suggest about class differences in their society?

9. Who are the demonstrators outside the Palace, and what do they want?

10. Compare Beatrice's religious attitudes with those of her maid, Agatha.

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