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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Braimoh?
(a) A student union leader.
(b) Chris's former government aide.
(c) A priest.
(d) A taxi driver.

2. What does Ikem say when asked about plans to put the President's image on the national currency?
(a) Any President who puts his image on money shows that he can be bought with money.
(b) The President has now officially become a tyrant.
(c) The President must think he is a God.
(d) Any President foolish enough to put his head on a coin invites people to take his head off.

3. Who names Elewa's baby?
(a) The group of friends name her together.
(b) Beatrice's servant, Agatha.
(c) Elewa's elderly uncle.
(d) Elewa.

4. What does Ikem say is the title of his speech?
(a) Samson and Jezebel.
(b) Caesar and Brutus.
(c) The Tortoise and the Leopard.
(d) The Elephant and the Mouse.

5. Which of the following does Beatrice realize about her servant, Agatha?
(a) She is religious, but has no sense of charity.
(b) Although she worships "primitive" gods, she is not a primitive person.
(c) She is totally incompetent, but Beatrice loves her anyway.
(d) She pretends to be kind, but is really wicked and cruel.

6. According to the poem at the beginning of Chapter 10, what is Africa?
(a) A whipped slave.
(b) A back trembling with red scars.
(c) A young tree.
(d) An impetuous son.

7. Who do political leaders always claim to be working for, according to Ikem?
(a) God.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Big business.
(d) The people.

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

9. When stopped by a soldier for questioning, what does Chris tell the soldier his profession is?
(a) A taxi driver.
(b) A motor-parts salesman.
(c) A mechanic.
(d) A priest.

10. What is the meaning of Amaechina, the name of Elewa and Ikem's baby girl?
(a) May the path never close.
(b) The remnant shall return.
(c) A new hope is born.
(d) A woman is also something.

11. What does Chris want to do?
(a) Suspend Ikem.
(b) Give Beatrice another chance.
(c) Resign.
(d) Discuss the issue with Ikem first.

12. What is revealed about Elewa in Chapter 13?
(a) She is actually a spy for the secret police.
(b) She wrote the letter incriminating Ikem.
(c) She is pregnant with Ikem's baby.
(d) She also participated in the plot to overthrow the President.

13. What ceremony is Beatrice planning to hold in her apartment at the beginning of Chapter 18?
(a) A welcoming ceremony for the new government of Kangan.
(b) A naming ceremony for Elewa's baby girl.
(c) A wedding ceremony for Emmanuel and Adamma.
(d) A funeral ceremony in memory of Chris and Ikem.

14. According to Ikem, what do all poor people seem to want from their leaders?
(a) They want their leaders to leave them alone.
(b) They want their leaders to live in luxury.
(c) They want their leaders to be humble like them.
(d) They want handouts from their leaders.

15. What happens to Ikem Osodi?
(a) He is tortured and killed by government agents.
(b) He is publicly executed.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) He is shot by the secret police.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which direction is Chris traveling in Chapter 17?

2. According to Professor Okong, why has the President been upset with both Chris and Ikem for the past two years?

3. What kind of car does Ikem drive?

4. What do people call the type of bus Chris and his companions take?

5. What is the meaning of the phrase "Ife onye metalu," painted on the front of the bus?

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