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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Emmanuel?
(a) The person who arranged for him to take a flight to London.
(b) A taxi driver.
(c) Chris's former government aide.
(d) A student union leader.

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

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

7. In Chapter 11, what does the President demand Chris do?
(a) Resign immediately as Commissioner of Information.
(b) Spy on Ikem for him.
(c) Break things off with Beatrice, who has insulted the President.
(d) Suspend Ikem from his job as editor of the National Gazette.

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

9. What does Chris's death teach Emmanuel?
(a) That life is short and must be savored.
(b) That the world is a cruel place.
(c) That it is possible to die with dignity.
(d) That death is something to be laughed at, not feared.

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

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

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

13. What shocking news is given over the radio at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) The leaders from Abazon have mysteriously disappeared--likely kidnapped by the SRC.
(b) The six leaders from Abazon are under arrest for staging an illegal protest.
(c) The President is ill and is in the hospital.
(d) Ikem has been sacked from his job.

14. How many people are present to hear the speech?
(a) About 500.
(b) Over 5000.
(c) Only about 100.
(d) Over 2000.

15. According to Ikem, who poses a threat to leadership?
(a) Women.
(b) The poor and dispossessed.
(c) Storytellers.
(d) Students.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes Ikem's speeches?

3. What is the job of Ikem's prospective mother-in-law (Elewa's mother)?

4. According to the National Gazette, Chris is spotted wearing what disguise?

5. What difficulty do Beatrice and Chris encounter on their last night together?

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