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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two men ask Chief Nanga for a copy of his speech?
(a) The editor of the Daily Chronicle and Mr. Jalio.
(b) Mr. Jalio and Hezekiah Samalu.
(c) Mr. Jalio and the editor of the Daily Machet.
(d) The editors of the Daily Machet and the Daily Chronicle.

2. Of what is Hezekiah convinced at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) That Chief Nanga will increase his offer.
(b) That Chief Nanga is going to send his thugs after them.
(c) That Maxwell has taken a bribe.
(d) That Odili will change his mind.

3. 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.

4. How much is the bribe Chief Nanga offers Odili?
(a) 800 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 250 pounds.
(d) 1,000 pounds.

5. What is the title of the poem Maxwell shows Odili?
(a) "Mother-Earth's Offering to Man."
(b) "Dance of the People of the Earth."
(c) "The Lady of Shalott."
(d) "Dance-Offering to the Earth-Mother."

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of force does Odili state that the paper Maxwell signed has?

2. How does Edna react to seeing Odili after the launching of the campaign?

3. To what region does Odili agree to being assigned?

4. Who heckles Maxwell during his speech in Chapter 12?

5. What is the name of Odili's chief bodyguard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What characterizes Odili's interaction with Chief Nanga at the Samalu house?

2. Why is Couple's heckling of Maxwell effective?

3. Why do Boniface and the other bodyguards want 25 pounds, and why does Odili object?

4. At what conclusion does Odili arrive after reflecting on the carpenter Timothy's statement?

5. In Chapter 10, how does Chief Nanga further expose his corruption regarding the office of Foreign Trade?

6. What seems to be the likely reason that Edna becomes angry with Odili in Chapter 12?

7. How does Odili interpret Edna's letter?

8. What is the method of problem solving that Odili unconsciously employs while reconsidering his humiliation that occurred at the house of Chief Nanga?

9. How does Odili initially interpret Chief Nanga's order to move Elsie's bags into his absent wife's room?

10. Describe the situation with Chief Nanga and the editor of the Daily Matchet, including its significance.

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