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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Africa eventually have, according to the poem at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Power.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Pride.
(d) Liberty.

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

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

4. What type of government is proposed by one of the audience members?
(a) An oligarchy led by the educated people of the nation.
(b) A theocratic dictatorship guided by the principles of Islam.
(c) A Western-style democracy led by the middle class, or bourgeoisie.
(d) A democratic dictatorship led by the working class, or proletariat.

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 does Elewa say about Ikem's car?

2. What message does Beatrice receive from an anonymous caller at the beginning of Chapter 14?

3. Who does Ikem point out is not in the audience?

4. According to Ikem, who poses a threat to leadership?

5. Who is deported within forty-eight hours after Ikem's speech?

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