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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Ikem goes to complain about the police constable's conduct?
(a) He is jailed.
(b) The officer who detained him denies ever seeing him before.
(c) The officer who detained him is reprimanded severely.
(d) He is threatened.

2. When the men show up unexpectedly at Ikem's house in Chapter 10, how do they greet Ikem?
(a) In a friendly but insincere way.
(b) With smiles.
(c) With scowls.
(d) Rudely.

3. Which best describes Ikem's apparent attitude toward women, as explained by Chris in Chapter 5?
(a) They are there only to comfort him, but are not good intellectual partners.
(b) They are the equals of men, according to his Marxist philosophy.
(c) They are beneath men and should be treated as such.
(d) They should be held on a pedestal and treated like princesses.

4. What does Ikem religiously avoid?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Becoming too involved in neighborhood gossip.
(c) Going out at night in a taxi.
(d) Allowing his girlfriends to sleep overnight.

5. Which best describes Beatrice's attitude as she is being driven to the dinner at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Angry.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Excited.
(d) Honored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the powerful man have, according to the expression used by the Abazon elder?

2. In Chapter 4, the reader first learns the name of the fictional African country in which this novel is set. What is it?

3. What does Beatrice criticize about Ikem's philosophy?

4. What is Sam's great talent?

5. Who is Ikem preparing to see in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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