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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food does Odili initially ask Peter to cook while Andrew Kadibe is visiting?
(a) Yams.
(b) Pork.
(c) Rice.
(d) Stew.

2. Chief Nanga says the standard education he received is worth more than what today?
(a) A Yale degree.
(b) An Oxford degree.
(c) A Harvard degree.
(d) A Cambridge degree

3. What is the general feeling of the people toward Odili's father?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Love.
(d) Admiration.

4. Where is Odili from?
(a) Bori.
(b) Anata.
(c) Agaba.
(d) Urua.

5. Why does Odili have his present teaching job instead of a civil-service job?
(a) Money.
(b) Underqualification.
(c) Autonomy.
(d) A girl.

6. What does Chief Nanga say a man ought to do if someone offers to make him a minister?
(a) Think about it long and hard.
(b) Accept immediately.
(c) Slap him in the face.
(d) Run away.

7. What does Odili ultimately think of Jean?
(a) She is unintelligent.
(b) She is insensitive.
(c) She is attractive.
(d) She is a bigot.

8. Where do Odili and Jean go after leaving Jean's house?
(a) To Urua.
(b) Through the streets of Bori.
(c) Immediately to Chief Nanga's house.
(d) To Anata.

9. Who convinces Chief Kobino to delay the construction project between Anata and Giligili for which Chief Nanga is pushing?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) Chief Nanga.
(c) A young assistant.
(d) Odili.

10. What is the name of Chief Nanga's second wife-to-be?
(a) Jean.
(b) Jennie.
(c) Edna.
(d) Elsie.

11. What is Chief Nanga described as wearing when he exits his Cadillac at the school?
(a) Sunglasses and a sportcoat.
(b) Boots and a hat.
(c) Leather and gold chains.
(d) Damask and gold chains.

12. Where does Odili recall meeting Elsie?
(a) At grammar school.
(b) At a party.
(c) In Urua.
(d) In England.

13. What sort of buses does Chief Nanga purchase?
(a) Travel.
(b) Cargo.
(c) School.
(d) Luxury.

14. What does Chief Nanga's lunchtime conversation concern?
(a) Odili's scholarship.
(b) The purchasing of buses from England.
(c) The building of a new school.
(d) The tarring of a road.

15. Where does Odili go after Chief Nanga's important guest in Chapter 5 arrives?
(a) To his home in Urua.
(b) Back to Anata.
(c) To a dinner party.
(d) For a walk through Bori.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Odili state his view of Elsie to Chief Nanga?

2. What nickname offends Chief Nanga?

3. Which of Odili's colleagues visited England?

4. What sort of event must Chief Nanga attend in Chapter 6?

5. Who resents Odili's favor with Chief Nanga?

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