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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 book does Odili think influenced Edna's letter?
2. How does Odili initially plan on getting his revenge?
3. What is the name of the trade unionist?
4. How does Odili manage to talk to Edna alone in Chapter 9?
5. When does Odili plan to see Edna again after his embarrassing accident?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 10, how does Chief Nanga further expose his corruption regarding the office of Foreign Trade?
2. What worries Odili about owning a car and having a position of some prestige?
3. How does Odili react to discovering that Elsie is sleeping with Chief Nanga?
4. Why do Boniface and the other bodyguards want 25 pounds, and why does Odili object?
5. What characterizes Odili's arrival at his friend Maxwell's apartment?
6. What is the general tone of Mrs. Nanga in her first conversation with Odili's while in Anata, and why is that the tone?
7. How does Odili interpret Edna's letter?
8. What significant action does Edna take toward Odili at the end of Chapter 10, and why is it significant?
9. What seems to be the likely reason that Edna becomes angry with Odili in Chapter 12?
10. What sort of abuses of power does Chief Nanga exercise in his campaign?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"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 2
Analyze the character of Maxwell Kulamo. How does Odili portray him? Is Odili's portrayal of Maxwell fair or biased? What do Maxwell's actions reveal about his person? In what ways is Maxwell significant to the story?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the story, it is unveiled that starting a democracy is a difficult process. Analyze these difficulties as they are presented in the text. Are they due largely to a lack of education? Of what kind of education? Are there any good suggestions as to how to fix the problems in the country?
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