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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is the President angry when he meets with Chris in Chapter 11?
2. What is Ikem's opinion of worker leaders and students?
3. What does Chris realize at the end of Chapter 15?
4. What does the national newspaper report about Ikem the following day?
5. What does Ikem say when asked about plans to put the President's image on the national currency?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The President, Sam, is not presented as a one-dimensional tyrant. Rather, he is a complex character with many positive and negative qualities. Write an essay exploring the development of this complex character.
1) What picture do we get of the President in Chapter 1? What are the negative traits of the President? What does Chris admit is a positive trait?
2) What insight do we gain about the President from his point of view in Chapter 2?
3) What is Sam like as a younger man, according to Mad Medico?
4) How, according to Ikem, does Sam change after coming to power? In what sense is he like an actor playing a part?
Essay Topic 2
Ikem says that "Writers don't give prescriptions, they give headaches."
1) Discuss what he means by this statement and tell whether you agree. Should writers provide solutions to the social problems they see, or is it their duty to simply bring these problems to light?
2) How does Ikem create "headaches" throughout the novel?
3) Do Ikem's headaches ever lead to solutions? If so, how?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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