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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Ikem preparing to see in Chapter 10?
(a) The President.
(b) Mad Medico.
(c) Elewa.
(d) Chris.

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where is Chris planning to travel?
(a) To London.
(b) To guerrilla camps in the mountains.
(c) To the province of Abazon.
(d) To the sea coast in the west, where he can catch a boat to America.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who do political leaders always claim to be working for, according to Ikem?

3. What does Elewa say about Ikem's car?

4. What happens to the President?

5. What common convenience can the poor people Chris is staying with not afford?

(see the answer keys)

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