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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Beatrice awakens the morning after her argument with the President, what does she hear a bird singing?
(a) Beatrice, Beatrice!
(b) Who mocks the king?
(c) Is the king's property correct?
(d) Wake the lady, wake the lady!

2. What does Elewa say about Ikem's car?
(a) It makes her ashamed.
(b) It is dangerous to drive.
(c) She is proud to be seen in it.
(d) It isn't flashy, but it's dependable.

3. Which of the following is NOT true about the Director of the SRC, Johnson Ossai?
(a) He is friendly and talkative.
(b) He is young and good-looking.
(c) He looks strong in a very disagreeable way.
(d) He speaks obsequiously to the President.

4. What does Chris say the modern leaders of Africa must be like in order to build up their nations?
(a) Marxist crusaders.
(b) Bloody reformists.
(c) Medieval tyrants.
(d) Democratically-elected Prime Ministers.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who invites Beatrice to a private dinner?
(a) Sam.
(b) Agatha.
(c) Ikem.
(d) Chris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lou Cranford's attitude toward the President and his staff?

2. What do the visitors say they have heard about Ikem?

3. What do the men who visit Ikem want from him?

4. What does Sam originally want to become, before he is steered into a military career?

5. What will Africa eventually have, according to the poem at the beginning of Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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