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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 which character from literature does Beatrice compare the American woman, Lou Cranford?

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

3. How does the Attorney-General describe himself to the President?

4. Which is true about the Abazon elder?

5. Which best describes the Commissioners' attitude toward the President as shown throughout Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what the President wants Okong to do about the demonstration. Why won't he meet with the delegation himself?

2. Whom does Okong warn the President about?

3. Why is Beatrice unhappy about the dinner invitation from the President?

4. Describe Mr. So Therefore and how he got his nickname. What seems to be the attitude toward spousal abuse in Kangan?

5. Interpret Chris's dying words, "the last green."

6. What is meant by the "Desdemona complex," and how does it apply to the President's behavior at the party?

7. Who is Idemili and what does the folk tale about her convey about female power?

8. How is Beatrice portrayed in the media? How does she think of herself?

9. Explain how the President came to power and why he needed Christopher Oriko's help.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ikem says at one point that the President is well meaning and will do the right thing if he is told what the right thing is. To what extent is this true?

1) The people around the President fear him and tell him what they think he wants to hear. Does this make them equally guilty for making him into a tyrant? Would he be less of a tyrant if people would stand up to him?

2) Chris says that Ikem's editorials accomplish nothing but aggravating people. Is he right? When, if ever, has the President taken action based on Ikem's urgings?

Essay Topic 2

Anthills of the Savannah describes a country under the rule of an increasingly tyrannical dictator. Describe the various ways in which the dictator exerts control over his Cabinet and over the people.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of hope for Africa's future expressed in the novel Anthills of the Savannah.

1) What is the significance of the name of Elewa's baby?

2) How is it significant that the baby was named by a group of people from different backgrounds, classes, and faiths--military, worker, academic, market-girl, Muslim, Christian, etc.?

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