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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the national newspaper report about Ikem the following day?

2. According to Ikem, what do all poor people seem to want from their leaders?

3. Which of the following is true about Elewa?

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

5. According to Ikem, who poses a threat to leadership?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to The New York Review of Books, the novel Anthills of the Savannah "has wonderful satiric moments and resounds with big African laughter." Write an essay discussing the humor 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

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?

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