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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. The thief asked, after the cry of alarm, "you ____ finish?".

2. After the thief leader's suggestion Jonathan thought he heard more ____.

3. Who was sweating over an open fire?

4. What or who came immediately after the cry of alarm?

5. By the time Jonathan began this negotiation his voice had become ____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonathan offer the thief and how does the thief leader and his men respond?

2. What does the thief think civil peace is?

3. Why does Jonathan refuse the leader thief's mocking offer?

4. How does the thief's concept of civil peace affect the Iwegbu family?

5. Who is at the door and what do they want?

6. What does Jonathan realize as he prepares to negotiate with the leader thief?

7. What do the thieves ask for, and what do they say they will do if they don't get it?

8. How does the leader of the theives exercise his authority with his men?

9. What causes Jonathan to wake so suddenly?

10. How do you know about what time it is when Jonathan falls asleep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Achebe fictionalized what happened in civil war torn Nigeria after the late 1960s. He has posited that it is the African writer's duty to accurately tell the stories of his people. How is this belief reflected in Civil Peace?

Essay Topic 2

Jonathan's greatest miracle is his family's survival of the civil war. He holds them most dear, above even his buried bicycle and his still standing home. How does his behavior during the conflict with the thieves and immediately after the conflict support or reinforce his high value of his family.

Essay Topic 3

Of all of Jonathan's entrepreneurial pursuits which one do you feel was the most resourceful and successful? Why?

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