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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. Of Odili, Chief Nanga, and Elsie, who goes to bed first after dinner at Chief Nanga's house?
(a) Elsie.
(b) Odili.
(c) Chief Nanga.
(d) Odili and Elsie go to bed together.

2. What is the name of the political party formed in Chapter 8?
(a) The Cultural Protection Committee.
(b) The Common People's Convention.
(c) The Progressive Alliance Party.
(d) The Political Correctness Party.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Chief Nanga say Maxwell has taken in bribes?

2. How does Odili manage to talk to Edna alone in Chapter 9?

3. What is the name of the trade unionist?

4. What does Maxwell see Chief Nanga as an example of?

5. Who bars Odili from the school hall in Anata?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Odili interpret Edna's letter?

3. What is the confusion about why Couple is put in jail?

4. What sort of abuses of power does Chief Nanga exercise in his campaign?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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