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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 is the job of Mad Medico's English friend, Dick?

2. Who must appeal to Idemili?

3. When Beatrice awakens the morning after her argument with the President, what does she hear a bird singing?

4. What does Chris say about Ikem's crusading editorials?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Chris urges Ikem to "lie low." If you were Ikem, what would you do?

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

3. Why should the President be ashamed, according to Beatrice?

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

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

6. Explain the purpose of Mad Medico's graffiti.

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

8. What meaning does Chris find in the inscription "What a man commits," which is painted on the back of the bus?

9. To whom are storytellers a threat, according to Ikem?

10. What does Ikem urge the students to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One theme in the novel is the need for unity between people of different classes and faiths in order to create a better future for the nation. Write an essay exploring this theme in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about lies and dishonesty in Anthills of the Savannah.

1) What lies are told to the Abazonians regarding the President's bid to become dictator-for-life, as told by the Abazon elder in Chapter 9?

2) What lies are told about Ikem and the circumstances surrounding his death?

3) What lies are told about the President's disappearance?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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