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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of degree is Chief Nanga to be awarded?
(a) Doctor of history.
(b) Doctor of laws.
(c) Master of public affairs.
(d) Bachelor of arts.

2. When do Jean and Odili leave Jean's house?
(a) 12:26 a.m.
(b) 1:30 a.m.
(c) 11:45 p.m.
(d) 7:15 a.m.

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

4. Why does Chief Nanga not hire the young man at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) He does not know how to drive a stick shift.
(b) He has never fired a gun.
(c) He has a bad leg.
(d) He cannot cook African cuisine.

5. Finish the quote said by Odili in Chapter 1: "For what is modesty but ________________?"
(a) Self-deprecation.
(b) Great humility.
(c) Lack of self-consciousness.
(d) Inverted pride.

6. With whom did Odili live in Giligili?
(a) His half-sister's family.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) Foster parents.

7. What is Odili's father's first name?
(a) Onata.
(b) Josiah.
(c) Ezekiel.
(d) Hezekiah.

8. In what year does Odili become disillusioned with the POP?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1948.

9. Which of Odili's colleagues visited England?
(a) The Senior Tutor.
(b) Andrew Kadibe.
(c) Principal Nwege.
(d) Chief Nanga.

10. What, in Chief Nanga's days as a scoutmaster, is considered the "very acme of sophistication"?
(a) Reading English books.
(b) A red dress.
(c) A white helmet.
(d) A white sash.

11. Whom do Chief Nanga and Odili visit in Chapter 3?
(a) The Minister for Overseas Training.
(b) The Minister of Public Construction.
(c) The Minister of Foreign Trade.
(d) The Prime Minister.

12. From what country does the other black man among the foreigners in Chapter 5 come?
(a) England.
(b) Congo.
(c) Sudan.
(d) America.

13. According to Mrs. Nanga, embassy events are how many pence talk and how many pence food?
(a) Ten pence talk and ten pence food.
(b) Six pence talk and four pence food.
(c) Three pence talk and nine pence food.
(d) Nine pence talk and three pence food.

14. How long is Nwege's speech in Chapter 1?
(a) More than 20 minutes.
(b) Less than five minutes.
(c) More than 40 minutes.
(d) More than hour.

15. What are the dismissed members of the Prime Minister's Cabinet called in Chapter 1?
(a) The Miscreant Gang.
(b) The Progressive Alliance Party.
(c) The Daily Chronicle.
(d) The Elitists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nighttime entertainment in Giligili?

2. How many children do the Nangas have?

3. How many wives does Odili's father have before marrying Odili's mother?

4. Why does Andrew Kadibe think it ridiculous for Chief Nanga to be the Minister of Culture?

5. Who convinces Chief Kobino to delay the construction project between Anata and Giligili for which Chief Nanga is pushing?

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