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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is most important in a great fight, according to the Abazon elder: the sounding of the battle drum, the fierce waging of the war itself, or the telling of the story afterwards?
(a) The story.
(b) The battle drum.
(c) The fierce waging of the war itself.
(d) All are equally important.

2. What is the job of Mad Medico's English friend, Dick?
(a) Poetry magazine editor.
(b) A political economist.
(c) A specialist in African diseases.
(d) Journalist for the London Times.

3. In Chapter 3, who does Ikem say must be overthrown?
(a) The Messenger of the Creator.
(b) The King of Misinformation.
(c) The wild Sun of April.
(d) The Brigadier of Misfortune.

4. What does Ikem think of the President, Sam?
(a) He is a fool.
(b) He is basically a good person who wants to do what is right.
(c) He is a brutal and vicious dictator who must be overthrown.
(d) He is a brilliant man.

5. What is the meaning of Beatrice's given name, Nwanyibuife?
(a) African beauty.
(b) African warrior.
(c) A female is also something.
(d) A female is nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the job of Ikem's prospective mother-in-law (Elewa's mother)?

2. What does Ikem Osodi speak out against in his first crusading editorial?

3. What is the first shrine to Idemili?

4. Who does Ikem liken himself to at the beginning of Chapter 11?

5. What is the worst failure of government, according to Ikem?

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