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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people call the type of bus Chris and his companions take?
(a) Luxurious.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Deluxe.

2. Who does the Attorney-General say may not be one hundred percent behind the President?
(a) Chris Oriko.
(b) Ikem Osodi.
(c) Professor Okong.
(d) Major Johnson Ossai.

3. What is a main point of Ikem's speech?
(a) The people must commit themselves to charitable work in order to help the poor.
(b) Writers should not simply document social problems, but must propose solutions.
(c) The country must not be run by the elite, but by the common people.
(d) Democracy cannot work until the workers and students rid themselves of corruption.

4. Who is Mad Medico?
(a) The President's personal physician, who made an attempt on the President's life.
(b) A clinically insane mental patient who staged a protest against a hospital.
(c) A foreigner who began a crusade against malpractice in the nation's hospitals.
(d) The nickname of Dr. Ofe, a doctor guilty of serious malpractice.

5. What happens to Ikem on his way to the Palace in Chapter 3?
(a) He has a standoff with a taxi driver who tries to cut in front of him.
(b) He narrowly avoids a terrible accident.
(c) A taxi sideswipes him, drawing an ugly gash on his car.
(d) He is arrested by the state police.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Beatrice educated?

2. Who is Idemili?

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

4. Which of the following are mentioned in Ikem's hymn as dying off and leaving no void?

5. Who is Emmanuel?

(see the answer key)

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