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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is drinking with Mad Medico at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Ikem.
(b) Ikem and Chris Oriko.
(c) No one.
(d) Chris Oriko.

2. In Chapter 4, the reader first learns the name of the fictional African country in which this novel is set. What is it?
(a) Bassa.
(b) Abazon.
(c) Kangan.
(d) Kabisa.

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 should be held on a pedestal and treated like princesses.
(d) They are beneath men and should be treated as such.

4. What natural disaster has occurred in Abazon province?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A drought.
(d) A flood.

5. Which province is asking for the President's help?
(a) Bassa.
(b) Kangan.
(c) Abazon.
(d) Amazon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ikem Osodi's girlfriend, Elewa, angry with him in Chapter 4?

2. What is the SRC?

3. Which best describes Elewa's personality?

4. What is the job of Mad Medico's English friend, Dick?

5. Which best describes Beatrice's attitude as she is being driven to the dinner at the beginning of Chapter 6?

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