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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other piece of false information is given by the newspaper about Chris?
(a) He is missing and presumed dead.
(b) He may have fled for London.
(c) He is now in police custody.
(d) He is wanted by security officers.

2. The visitors call Ikem "oga." What do you guess is the meaning of that word?
(a) Traitor.
(b) Friend.
(c) Writer or storyteller.
(d) Important man.

3. What has Ikem done in the past with his writing, according to the visitors?
(a) Helped campaign for newer, safer roads.
(b) Pressured the President to change his mind on important issues.
(c) Stirred up trouble.
(d) Forced the City Council to clean up the city.

4. What do the men who visit Ikem want from him?
(a) To say he should write an article about Abazon.
(b) To apologize for causing him trouble in traffic.
(c) They threaten him with death if he continues his crusade.
(d) To warn that his life may be in danger.

5. What is the job of Ikem's prospective mother-in-law (Elewa's mother)?
(a) She is a union leader.
(b) She is a professor at the university.
(c) She is a peasant.
(d) She is a market-woman who sells cloth.

6. What should political leaders NOT do, according to Ikem?
(a) Drive luxury cars or otherwise show off their wealth.
(b) Mingle with the poor or make friends with poor and low-class people.
(c) They can do anything they like.
(d) Pretend to be like the poor by wearing aged jeans.

7. What does Ikem offer the soldier who stops him for questioning?
(a) Palm wine.
(b) A blessing.
(c) A bribe.
(d) Kola nuts.

8. What is Ikem's opinion of worker leaders and students?
(a) They hold no power.
(b) They represent the good of the common people.
(c) They are corrupt.
(d) They are "ordinary riff-raffs."

9. What are the rich and powerful like, according to Ikem?
(a) Roosters.
(b) Peacocks.
(c) Lions.
(d) Elephants.

10. What do members of the Civil Service Union say about Ikem Osodi?
(a) He is corrupt.
(b) He is an elitist.
(c) He is a communist.
(d) He is nothing more than ordinary riff-raff.

11. What shocking news do the travelers hear toward the end of Chapter 17?
(a) The President has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom.
(b) The national government has been overthrown in a coup d'etat.
(c) The President has been shot dead in a coup d'etat.
(d) The President has officially pardoned Chris and he is free to return to Bassa.

12. Who will make the journey with Chris?
(a) Braimoh and his wife, Aina.
(b) Braimoh and Emmanuel.
(c) Elewa and Emmanuel.
(d) Elewa and Braimoh.

13. What message does Beatrice receive from an anonymous caller at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Chris's hiding place is secure and she should not worry.
(b) Chris wants to meet with her that evening.
(c) Chris will be sent to London that night.
(d) Chris must be moved to a new hiding place.

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

15. What does Chris ask for at a restaurant that he cannot get?
(a) Soap.
(b) Meat.
(c) Fresh vegetables.
(d) Clean water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the President angry when he meets with Chris in Chapter 11?

2. What does Chris realize at the end of Chapter 15?

3. What does the national newspaper report about Ikem the following day?

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

5. What is a main point of Ikem's speech?

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