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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men who visit Ikem want from him?

2. What do people call the type of bus Chris and his companions take?

3. Which of the following does Beatrice realize about her servant, Agatha?

4. What is the job of Ikem's prospective mother-in-law (Elewa's mother)?

5. What are the rich and powerful like, according to Ikem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the idea of storytelling as a powerful tool.

1) Why, according to the Abazon elder, is the story of the battle more important than the battle itself?

2) Why, according to Ikem, are storytellers the enemies of tyrants?

3) How do Ikem's stories threaten the President? What change is he able to effect through them?

Essay Topic 2

Chris and Ikem are former schoolmates who end up in high positions in the government, but handle their responsibility in different ways.

1) Compare and contrast Chris and Ikem. How are they different in terms of personality, motivation, and in the way they react to the growing power of their friend the President?

2) Which character do you think has more integrity? Which character is wiser or more practical?

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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