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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. Who calls while Jean and Odili are making love?
2. Who arrives at Chief Nanga's house at the beginning of Chapter 5?
3. Where in the car does Elsie sit?
4. What is Odili's father's first name?
5. Whom does Odili ask the journalist about?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is significant about the languages spoken in the Nanga home?
2. Why is Mrs. Nanga concerned over her children losing their heritage?
3. How does Chief Nanga speak to Mr. Jalio, and for what reason?
4. How do Odili and Elsie meet?
5. What odd contrast is revealed in Chapter 4 by Chief Nanga's interactions with Chief Kobino and the young man applying to be a chef?
6. What personal goal does Odili not considering asking for help in achieving, as stated in Chapter 2?
7. Why is Peter merely working as Odili's houseboy?
8. What two admirable qualities does Chief Nanga demonstrate in Chapter 1, and how?
9. What series of events leads up to Odili's disillusionment with the POP.?
10. On what does Odili focus during Chief Nanga's speech in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the end of Chapter 3, Odili briefly reflects on the selfishness of the new government in hoarding the leftover riches and treasures of the British government. Some critics, he states, think that because these individuals have so quickly risen to affluence, they would be more willing to give it up quickly. Why is this critical statement entirely untrue? What is it about human nature that makes people less willing to give up that which they have just received? How is this demonstrated through actions in the story?
Essay Topic 2
"A Man of the People" follows a common literary structure in which the action of the story moves one direction for the first half and then undergoes a reversal. Examine how this literary structure of plot parallels the development of the characters, as well as how it is essential to exposing the story's conflict, man vs. political corruption.
Essay Topic 3
Present an analysis of Chief Nanga. Discuss his rise to power, his personalit, and his interactions with other characters. How does he treat others? How does he maintain his political position until the coup? Be sure to contrast the opinions of the educated and the uneducated regarding Chief Nanga.
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