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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the nighttime entertainment in Giligili?
(a) Watching the fire burn.
(b) Killing rats.
(c) A crazy old man's stories.
(d) Squishing bugs.

2. What detail about one man's robes in Chapter 6 most catches Odili's attention?
(a) The robe's brilliant colors.
(b) The robe's poor quality.
(c) The tailor's advertisement.
(d) The robe's eccentric patterning.

3. Who does Odili ask Andrew about after the latter knocks at his door?
(a) Mrs. John.
(b) Chief Nanga.
(c) The journalist.
(d) The girl.

4. What does the statute Odili reads in the newspaper concern?
(a) Automobile parking.
(b) Excrement pails.
(c) Pit latrines.
(d) Food distribution.

5. What is Maxwell's father's job?
(a) Senior member in the POP.
(b) Anglican priest.
(c) Catholic lay missionary.
(d) Carpenter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way will the new political party differ from the old parties, according to Maxwell?

2. What does Odili do when he realizes that his host has shamed him?

3. How much is the bribe Chief Nanga offers Odili?

4. When does Odili feel the full weight of his humiliation?

5. What is the name of the political party formed in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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