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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Chris realize at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) He learned nothing of value in college.
(b) The poor are actually much happier than the rich.
(c) He is braver than he ever thought possible.
(d) It is not easy for a rich man to pretend he is poor.

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

5. What does Chris find when he goes to Ikem's apartment?
(a) A letter Ikem wrote to the editor of the Gazette.
(b) Ikem's body, along with a suicide note.
(c) Army jeeps are outside the flat.
(d) Ikem's flat is in a shambles.

6. Who comes unexpectedly to see Ikem at his home in Chapter 10?
(a) People from the Abazon delegation.
(b) A group of peasants.
(c) Members of the Secret Police.
(d) Taxi drivers.

7. In which direction is Chris traveling in Chapter 17?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

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

9. What kind of car does Ikem drive?
(a) A Peugeot.
(b) A Datsun.
(c) A Mercedes.
(d) A Toyota.

10. What does Elewa say about Ikem's car?
(a) She is proud to be seen in it.
(b) It isn't flashy, but it's dependable.
(c) It makes her ashamed.
(d) It is dangerous to drive.

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

12. 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) To warn that his life may be in danger.
(d) They threaten him with death if he continues his crusade.

13. What does Ikem imply about charity work while addressing the charitable Rotary Club several months before?
(a) It is actually quite unnecessary.
(b) It is vital to the future of the nation.
(c) It is the only type of work that is truly worth doing.
(d) It serves to make the privileged feel good about themselves.

14. What typically happens at police and army checkpoints?
(a) The guards ask for every passenger's identification papers.
(b) Everyone must get off the bus for questioning.
(c) The guards rifle through the passengers' belongings and confiscate any valuables.
(d) The guards take a bribe from the bus driver and send him on his way.

15. What is the worst failure of government, according to Ikem?
(a) Subservience to foreign manipulation.
(b) The reliance on capitalism.
(c) The massive and pervasive corruption.
(d) The failure to connect with the poor and dispossessed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, what does the President demand Chris do?

3. What makes Chris smile as he dies?

4. What has Ikem done in the past with his writing, according to the visitors?

5. Who is Emmanuel?

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