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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hezekiah's chief motivation in politics?
(a) Personal gain.
(b) Personal autonomy.
(c) Protection of the people.
(d) Advancement of an ideology.

2. To what region does Odili agree to being assigned?
(a) The southeast.
(b) The west.
(c) The southwest.
(d) The northeast.

3. On what date does Odili return to Anata after first meeting with Maxwell and his friends?
(a) Dec. 23.
(b) Dec. 18.
(c) Jan. 1.
(d) Dec. 25.

4. What do the placards carried by the Nangavanga accuse Odili of being?
(a) A traitor.
(b) Envious.
(c) A homosexual.
(d) Corrupt.

5. From where is the one foreigner present at the founding of the new political party in Chapter 8?
(a) Western Europe.
(b) North America.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Eastern Europe.

6. Who arrives at the Samalu house the day after Odili meets with Chief Nanga?
(a) Dogo.
(b) Maxwell and the CPC.
(c) Edna and her mother.
(d) Chief Kobino.

7. In what way will the new political party differ from the old parties, according to Maxwell?
(a) They will have more money.
(b) Their candidates will have better educations and speeches.
(c) They will spend more on the military.
(d) They will operate cleanly.

8. With what weapon does Odo threaten Odili on his visit to Edna's house in Chapter 10?
(a) A machet.
(b) A club.
(c) A double-barreled gun.
(d) A rusty chain.

9. When Odili returns to Anata after first meeting Maxwell and his friends, where does he find a large crowd?
(a) Outside his house.
(b) Outside Edna's house.
(c) Outside Josiah's bar.
(d) Outside the grammar school.

10. Why is Azoge's stick important to Josiah?
(a) He was beaten with it and wants it broken.
(b) It belonged to his father.
(c) He wants to use it to make medicine.
(d) It has a charm against evil spirits and bad fortune.

11. Why does Chief Nanga give the editor rent money in Chapter 7?
(a) They are old friends.
(b) The editor is Mrs. Nanga's brother.
(c) To prevent blackmail.
(d) The chief borrowed money from the editor and owes him.

12. With whom does the PAP reveal that the Minister of Foreign Trade has been illegitimately making a profit?
(a) Chief Nanga.
(b) The U.S. State Department.
(c) British Amalgamated.
(d) Suleiman Wagada.

13. Whom does Odili hear talking to Elsie through the door?
(a) Mrs. Nanga.
(b) No one.
(c) Dogo.
(d) Chief Nanga.

14. What is the immediate task of the new party in Chapter 8?
(a) To record corruption in the government.
(b) To win the next election.
(c) To arm the people.
(d) To start a dialogue with the British.

15. Why will Mrs. Nanga not accompany her husband to the United States?
(a) She must manage the affairs of state in her husband's absence.
(b) Chief Nanga forbids her to go.
(c) She must stay with the children.
(d) She lacks education.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mrs. Nanga feel pity for Edna?

3. Why does Chief Nanga say he is offering Odili a bribe?

4. How does Odili initially plan on getting his revenge?

5. When does Odili plan to see Edna again after his embarrassing accident?

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