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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 color is Leafy's hair?

2. Who does Leafy call to deal with the body?

3. In Part One, Chapter 3, what does Leafy invite Murray to do?

4. Who owns the land the university wants to build on?

5. What is the name of the person in the place where Hazel lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Leafy fair to Hazel? Why or why not?

2. Describe Adekunle.

3. In what ways does Adekunle encourage Leafy to know Dr. Murray better?

4. In Part One, Chapter 5, besides himself and his family, what does Leafy ponder?

5. In what ways is Leafy selfish?

6. What is the relationship between Leafy and Hazel?

7. Why is Leafy to bribe Dr. Murray?

8. What happened to Leafy's father, and how has it affected his life?

9. In Part One, Chapter 1, why is Leafy upset with himself?

10. Explain how the death of Innocence symbolizes Leafy's predicament in Africa.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of Part One, Chapter 1, is loss. In an essay, examine the theme of loss and analyze those things Leafy has lost, either through his own doing or someone else's.

Essay Topic 2

There are many themes in the novel A Good Man In Africa. In an essay, analyze one of these themes. Use details from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, analyze what effect point of view has on the novel. Using examples from the text, from what point of view is A Good Man in Africa told? How would the novel change if it were told from each of the following different point of views:

Adekunle- first person

Hazel- first person

Celia-first person

Third person omniscient

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