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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. To what room in Chief Nanga's house are Elsie's bags taken?
2. On what date does Odili return to Anata after first meeting with Maxwell and his friends?
3. To what region does Odili agree to being assigned?
4. What is the name of the trade unionist?
5. Where do Chief Nanga, Odili and Hezekiah meet?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the method of problem solving that Odili unconsciously employs while reconsidering his humiliation that occurred at the house of Chief Nanga?
2. What worries Odili about owning a car and having a position of some prestige?
3. How does Odili interpret Edna's letter?
4. What is revealed about Edna's character in the scene on the VIP porch?
5. How does Odili initially interpret Chief Nanga's order to move Elsie's bags into his absent wife's room?
6. How does Odili react to discovering that Elsie is sleeping with Chief Nanga?
7. What sort of abuses of power does Chief Nanga exercise in his campaign?
8. What is the general tone of Mrs. Nanga in her first conversation with Odili's while in Anata, and why is that the tone?
9. What significant action does Edna take toward Odili at the end of Chapter 10, and why is it significant?
10. At what conclusion does Odili arrive after reflecting on the carpenter Timothy's statement?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 9, Timothy, the Christian carpenter, says that "Josiah has taken away enough for the owner to notice." Examine the relevance of this statement to the story. How is it shown to be true in Anata? Is it true in the country as a whole? Why is it noticed differently in a small village than in the whole country? Does this imply anything about large-scale democracy, and if so, what?
Essay Topic 2
In "A Man of the People," the love that blooms between Odili and Edna transforms both their lives. Analyze this theme. How does it develop? What actions create the changes?
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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