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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Sam's great talent?
(a) He is a talented military strategist.
(b) He is basically an actor with a great sense of theater.
(c) He is extremely clever at manipulating people.
(d) He is an accomplished classical pianist.

4. Which major character is from Abazon?
(a) Ikem Osodi.
(b) The President himself.
(c) Chris Oriko.
(d) Professor Okong.

5. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Chris say he won't do?
(a) Give up the things he loves.
(b) Resign his job.
(c) Abandon his friend, the President.
(d) Lie low.

6. What does Chris do that angers Ikem in Chapter 3?
(a) Tells a lie about him to the President.
(b) Shouts at him in front of the Council.
(c) Forbids him to write a story about the delegation.
(d) Hangs up the phone on him.

7. According to legend, what happens in times past when the people of Abazon suffer?
(a) Other territories came to their aid.
(b) They prayed to the gods and were helped.
(c) They were helped by the great kings of the past.
(d) They moved to a new territory and conquered it.

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

9. According to Ikem, which is the biggest single group of oppressed people in the world?
(a) Urban poor.
(b) Women.
(c) Rural peasants.
(d) Black people.

10. Which best describes the religion practiced by Agatha?
(a) She is an evangelical Christian.
(b) Ancestor worship.
(c) Animism, or spirit worship.
(d) She is a devout Muslim.

11. Who is Lou Cranford?
(a) A student of political science.
(b) A girlfriend of the President.
(c) A reporter with the American United Press.
(d) An American diplomat.

12. In the hymn written by Ikem, what is happening to the world?
(a) It is burning up.
(b) It is breaking out in a terrible war.
(c) It is suffering from a terrible plague.
(d) It is drowning in a new flood.

13. What does the President claim to be?
(a) A common civilian.
(b) A law expert.
(c) A career politician.
(d) A simple soldier.

14. The fight between the President and the people of Abazon is likened to the struggle between which two animals?
(a) The elephant and the flea.
(b) The lion and the mouse.
(c) The leopard and the tortoise.
(d) The fox and the rabbit.

15. What does Sam originally want to become, before he is steered into a military career?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A musician.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes Sam as a young student?

2. Why is Beatrice angry with Chris in Chapter 8?

3. What does Chris's girlfriend study at the university?

4. What is the position held by Christopher Oriko?

5. What god does Beatrice worship?

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