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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. When Leafy arrives home from the Commission premises with the servant's body, who is protesting in front of his house?

2. What is the name of Leafy's servant?

3. What is Adekunle's goal in bribing Dr. Murray?

4. Whom does Leafy impersonate when leaving the party at Adekunle's?

5. While hiding out and waiting for the election, what does Leafy think of Dr. Murray?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Leafy proposes the bribe to Dr. Murray?

2. Are internal or external causes the root of Leafy's problems?

3. In the final chapter of the novel, how does the theme of resignation come through?

4. In Part Two, Chapter 9, why doesn't Leafy have sex with Priscilla?

5. In Part Two, Leafy is losing many things. What is he losing?

6. Describe Leafy's first meeting with Priscilla.

7. At the end of the novel, what happens to Dr. Murray, and what is Leafy's response?

8. Who are the various people Leafy has to report to, and what stress does this cause him?

9. Explain how Celia Adekunle comes into play in Part Two of the novel.

10. How does Leafy leave the party at Adekunle's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

The theme of Part One, Chapter 2, is decadence. 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 3

Using what you have learned about characterization, write a character analysis of one of the main characters. Include the following: a description, actions, relationship to other characters, motives, strengths, and weaknesses.

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