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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Ikem compose a hymn?

2. In their conversation near the end of Chapter 8, what does Beatrice urge Chris to do?

3. What do the people of Abazon do to anger the President?

4. Who disapproves of Beatrice's being physically intimate with Chris while the two are not married?

5. The fight between the President and the people of Abazon is likened to the struggle between which two animals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Chris is able to fool the police at a security checkpoint.

2. Why does Agatha refuse to serve Elewa? What does the incident suggest about class differences in their society?

3. Who are the demonstrators outside the Palace, and what do they want?

4. Why must Chris leave the city?

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

6. Why, according to the Attorney-General, might Christopher Oriko pose a threat? Does the Attorney-General seem trustworthy?

7. Why is Beatrice angry with Chris? Does she have a right to be angry?

8. What does their stay at Braimoh's house teach Chris and Beatrice about the way the poor live?

9. Whom does Okong warn the President about?

10. Who calls Beatrice with an anonymous tip about Chris, and what is the apparent purpose of the calls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the "Desdemona complex."

1) Who suffers from the Desdemona complex?

2) Is the complex just about sex, or is it about the allure of the "Other" in all of its aspects? Explain.

3) What does the Desdemona complex suggest about the state of African identity in post colonial times?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the relationship between the classes as portrayed in Anthills of the Savannah. In your essay, analyze the interactions of the "elite" educated characters with the lower-class, uneducated ones.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of religion in Anthills of the Savannah.

1) Which religions are represented in the novel?

2) Compare and contrast the attitudes of Beatrice and Agatha toward their religions.

3) Nigeria is a country with three main religions: Christianity, Islam, and traditional animism. How is this religious diversity represented in the novel, particularly in the naming ceremony in Chapter 18?

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