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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the president of the Writer's Society?

2. What does Peter buy for his father?

3. Why does Odili hope Nwege gets an appointment with the POP?

4. Why does Chief Nanga seek a second wife?

5. Who calls while Jean and Odili are making love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Chief Koko's reaction to drinking OHMS?

2. How is the media portrayed by Odili?

3. How do Odili and Elsie meet?

4. What personal goal does Odili not considering asking for help in achieving, as stated in Chapter 2?

5. Why is Odili's father hated?

6. How does Odili describe the way Jean acts toward Chief Nanga?

7. Upon what does Odili reflect while lying in the bed of his guest suite at Chief Nanga's house?

8. Why is Odili surprised to be awakened early by Chief Nanga after his first night at the Minister of Culture's house?

9. Why is Mrs. Nanga concerned over her children losing their heritage?

10. What impression does Odili convey in his description of Chief Nanga's library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parallel to the story and Odili's sudden turn, Chief Nanga and Maxwell Kulamo both exercise significant influence over the activities and thinking of Odili. Compare and contrast the two political leaders. How are they alike? How do they differ? How does each influence Odili? What makes them good politicians?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the central importance of Edna to the story. Analyze how she helps change Odili, her struggle as a woman in a man's society, and how her personality traits influence her actions.

Essay Topic 3

Alone of all the political characters in the story, Odili rejects every sort of political corruption. Explicate and analyze this severe contrast between the absolute idealism of Odili, the absolute corruption and self-interest of Chief Nanga, and the practical abuse of corrupt individuals by Maxwell. Who is the most morally persuasive of the characters, and why?

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