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

2. What is one of Beatrice's nicknames?

3. Who is Idemili?

4. What is a crime problem in the city now, much feared by Elewa?

5. What does Sam originally want to become, before he is steered into a military career?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Abazon leaders fail to support the President's bid to become dictator-for-life, and what does the President do in response to their lack of support?

2. Describe Professor Okong.

3. How has the President changed, according to Ikem, and why has he done so?

4. Why is the President so angry with Ikem?

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

6. Explain the meaning of the poem "Africa" by David Diop, which appears at the beginning of Chapter 10.

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

8. According to Chris, why does Ikem resent him so much?

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

10. Describe the relationship between the President and his ministers of government, as revealed in Chapter 1.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Ikem's theory of "New Radicalism" as presented in his speech at the university.

1) What is the problem with the idea of a proletarian-led democracy?

2) Who needs to clean up their act before democracy can be achieved?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the critique of male chauvinism in Anthills of the Savannah.

1) How are the female characters presented--are they equals to men?

2) Which characters display sexist or chauvinist attitudes?

3) How does Beatrice experience male chauvinism in her life, as recounted in Chapter 7, and how does she confront Ikem about his sexist attitudes?

4) How are females presented in traditional African folk tales about the Sky and Idemili?

5) What, if any, significance is there in the fact that Chris dies while defending a young woman from being raped?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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