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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ikem go to make a speech in Chapter 12?
(a) To the American Embassy.
(b) To Abazon.
(c) To the University of Bassa.
(d) To the Presidential Palace.

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

3. What do the visitors say they have heard about Ikem?
(a) He is plotting against the President.
(b) He has caused a traffic accident.
(c) He stays home, drinks cold beer, and forgets about the people.
(d) He fights for the small people.

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

5. Which of the following is true about Elewa?
(a) She is well-educated, but unsure of herself.
(b) She is well-educated and confident.
(c) She is semi-illiterate and very insecure.
(d) She is semi-illiterate, but very self-confident.

6. According to the National Gazette, Chris is spotted wearing what disguise?
(a) A cap and sunglasses.
(b) A false beard.
(c) A turban.
(d) A nun's habit.

7. What difficulty do Beatrice and Chris encounter on their last night together?
(a) They wake Braimoh's children with their love-making.
(b) They must sleep on the floor, as there is no bed.
(c) They lie awake fearing they will be found out by security forces.
(d) The tent is filled with mosquitoes.

8. Who is prepared to go on strike to support Chris and protest Ikem's death?
(a) University students.
(b) Taxi drivers.
(c) Factory laborers.
(d) Members of the President's Cabinet.

9. What happens to the President?
(a) He was kidnapped by "unknown persons" and is presumed dead.
(b) He was kidnapped, tortured, shot, and buried in the bush.
(c) He fled to England.
(d) He committed suicide when he learned the coup was imminent.

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

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

12. Why is the President angry when he meets with Chris in Chapter 11?
(a) Ikem has published yet another article demanding the President step down.
(b) Chris wants to resign from his position.
(c) Beatrice has humiliated him in front of the Americans.
(d) He believes that Ikem helped plan the Abazonians' march on the Palace.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Emmanuel?

2. In what has Ikem lost his faith?

3. What other piece of false information is given by the newspaper about Chris?

4. When the men show up unexpectedly at Ikem's house in Chapter 10, how do they greet Ikem?

5. What is Ikem's opinion of worker leaders and students?

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