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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the landscape change as the bus continues on its journey?
(a) It changes from rainforest to increasingly dry grassland.
(b) It changes from flat plains to rolling hills and valleys.
(c) It changes from flat plains to rugged mountains.
(d) It changes from arid desert to lush rainforest.

2. What is the job of Ikem's prospective mother-in-law (Elewa's mother)?
(a) She is a peasant.
(b) She is a market-woman who sells cloth.
(c) She is a union leader.
(d) She is a professor at the university.

3. When the men show up unexpectedly at Ikem's house in Chapter 10, how do they greet Ikem?
(a) In a friendly but insincere way.
(b) With smiles.
(c) Rudely.
(d) With scowls.

4. Who does Ikem liken himself to at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) An explorer.
(b) A poet.
(c) A beaten-down slave.
(d) A laborer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a main point of Ikem's speech?

2. Why is the President angry when he meets with Chris in Chapter 11?

3. What does Ikem say is the title of his speech?

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

5. What do members of the Civil Service Union say about Ikem Osodi?

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