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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 surprising individual backs the new political party in Chapter 8?

2. Who gives Odili directions to Edna's house?

3. How much is the bribe Chief Nanga offers Odili?

4. How much money does Maxwell say the POP has received from British Amalgamated?

5. What does Odili hope to accomplish through his political activities?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the situation with Chief Nanga and the editor of the Daily Matchet, including its significance.

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

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

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

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

9. What is the method of problem solving that Odili unconsciously employs while reconsidering his humiliation that occurred at the house of Chief Nanga?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During Maxwell's impressive but inefficacious speech, it is revealed that the people have a certain resignation as to the greater affairs of state. Analyze this resignation: how it came about, why it persists, and what implications it has for the country within the story.

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

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?

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