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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. Why is Azoge's stick important to Josiah?

2. How does Edna react to seeing Odili after the launching of the campaign?

3. After Hezekiah is arrested, what do the trucks take away?

4. Where is Edna's mother when Odili first arrives at her house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The CPC announces that it must avoid being branded communist. Why does it want to avoid such? What ideals does it nonetheless hold? What names are mentioned in members' conversations? Do such ideals seem a practical resolution to the problems facing Nigeria? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

A subtle theme in "A Man of the People" is the disparity in sexual equality throughout Nigerian society. How are women portrayed as less important throughout the story? How is this status quo challenged? What female character embodies resignation to this standard, and what character challenges it? How is this shown in the story?

Essay Topic 3

A major theme that runs throughout "A Man of the People" is the importance and perception of education. Discuss how education factors into the plot of the story: How does it affect the characters' dispositions? Does it have an influence on their political ideologies? What is the overall tone of the book toward education?

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