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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. Who bars Odili from the school hall in Anata?
(a) Principal Nwege.
(b) The Nangavanga.
(c) Odo and Josiah.
(d) The military.

2. Who gives Odili directions to Edna's house?
(a) Eddy Nanga.
(b) Mrs. Nanga.
(c) Dogo.
(d) Azoge.

3. Against whom does Odili announce his candidacy?
(a) Chief Koko.
(b) Chief Kobino.
(c) Chief Nanga.
(d) Chief Wagada.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Odili returns to Anata after first meeting Maxwell and his friends, where does he find a large crowd?

2. Who is waiting for Odili outside Chief Nanga's house when he returns?

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

4. How has Odili's view towards Edna changed by the start of Chapter 11?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Odili's concern about the founding of the new political party?

2. What worries Odili about owning a car and having a position of some prestige?

3. What significant action does Edna take toward Odili at the end of Chapter 10, and why is it significant?

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

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

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

7. What is significant about Odili and Edna's bicycle crash?

8. What is the general tone of Mrs. Nanga in her first conversation with Odili's while in Anata, and why is that the tone?

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

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

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