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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 28-36 (Pages 3-4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who hired a carpenter?
(a) The village.
(b) The contractor.
(c) Maria.
(d) Jonathan.

2. What did Jonathan hear while trying to go to sleep?
(a) Neighbors arguing.
(b) Planes.
(c) Explosions.
(d) Neighborhood noises.

3. What sounded like it might have fallen after the second knock?
(a) The knocker on the door.
(b) The door.
(c) The vase by the door.
(d) The flower pot by the door.

4. Who had built what had now become a "mountain of rubble?
(a) The Nigerian government.
(b) The Biafran government.
(c) A wealthy contractor.
(d) His employer.

5. The second knock on the Iwegbu door was ____ and imperious.
(a) Loud.
(b) Short.
(c) Rapid.
(d) Heavy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jonathan sleeping when he was awakened?

2. Jonathan's voice was parched and ____.

3. Now that the war is over, according to the thief leader, this is a time for ____ peace.

4. Jonathan is usually a ____ sleeper.

5. The tools used to repair the Iwegbu house were a blunt plan, a hammer and bent ___ nails.

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