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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Braimoh?
(a) A student union leader.
(b) A taxi driver.
(c) A priest.
(d) Chris's former government aide.

4. 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 take a bribe from the bus driver and send him on his way.
(d) The guards rifle through the passengers' belongings and confiscate any valuables.

5. What is a main point of Ikem's speech?
(a) Democracy cannot work until the workers and students rid themselves of corruption.
(b) The people must commit themselves to charitable work in order to help the poor.
(c) The country must not be run by the elite, but by the common people.
(d) Writers should not simply document social problems, but must propose solutions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the meaning of Amaechina, the name of Elewa and Ikem's baby girl?

3. What is the worst failure of government, according to Ikem?

4. What does Ikem say when asked about plans to put the President's image on the national currency?

5. What should political leaders NOT do, according to Ikem?

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