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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the meaning of the phrase uwa-t'uwa, which Beatrice used to repeat to herself as a child?
(a) Woman born of woman.
(b) A woman is a woman.
(c) World within a world.
(d) World without end.

2. Which is true about the Abazon elder?
(a) He has a soft voice, but a powerful message.
(b) He is highly educated.
(c) He speaks very little.
(d) He is illiterate.

3. What is one of Beatrice's nicknames?
(a) Bea.
(b) Mama B.
(c) BB.
(d) Baby.

4. What is the meaning of NTBB?
(a) Not To Be Broadcast.
(b) National Trust Bank of Bassa.
(c) No Treatment Before Billing.
(d) National Telecommunications Bureau of Bassa.

5. On what pretext does a police constable detain Ikem as he leaves the meeting at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) He is forbidden to speak to the delegation or to write about it.
(b) The officer says he failed to use his parking light.
(c) The officer says he is driving an unregistered vehicle.
(d) The officer accuses him of colluding with the Abazonians in a plot against the President.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the African legend recounted by Ikem, what is once true about the Sky?

2. What is the job of Mad Medico's English friend, Dick?

3. Where will the dinner Beatrice attends in Chapter 6 be held?

4. Which best describes the religion practiced by Agatha?

5. Where does Ikem meet with the delegation from Abazon in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the cab drivers think of Ikem?

2. How does the National Gazette distort Ikem's words to make him seem guilty? What lies are told about his death?

3. Explain how the President came to power and why he needed Christopher Oriko's help.

4. What is Ikem's opinion of labor leaders?

5. Why is the President so angry with Ikem?

6. What does the "Sun of April" represent in Ikem's allegory, and what does the allegory imply about the state of affairs in Kangan?

7. Why must Chris leave the city?

8. Why is Elewa angry with Ikem? Do you think she has a right to be angry?

9. Interpret Chris's dying words, "the last green."

10. Describe the confrontation between Ikem and the taxi driver in Chapter 3. What does it reveal about Ikem's character?

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