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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. What is the name of the trade unionist?
(a) Joe.
(b) Tom.
(c) Bill.
(d) Jim.

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

3. How many bodyguards does Odili hire altogether?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Hezekiah convinced at the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. Why has the crowd gathered in Anata when Odili returns from Bori?

3. How many floors does Chief Nanga's new house have?

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

5. Why is Azoge's stick important to Josiah?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What sort of reception does Odili's political campaign receive in Anata?

3. Describe the first impression given of Odo, Edna's father.

4. What is the significance of the poem Maxwell wrote seven years ago?

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

6. How does Odili react to discovering that Elsie is sleeping with Chief Nanga?

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

8. What characterizes Odili's arrival at his friend Maxwell's apartment?

9. What is revealed about Edna's character in the scene on the VIP porch?

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

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