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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraph 3 (Page 1).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who from Jonathan's family was near the bicycle for the year?
(a) The youngest son.
(b) Maria.
(c) The oldest son.
(d) Jonathan.

2. In Paragraph 2 of the story we find the history of what object?
(a) The Iwegbu home.
(b) The civil war.
(c) The Iwegbu youngest son.
(d) Jonathan's bicycle.

3. What happened a year before Jonathan got his bicycle back?
(a) The bicycle was taken.
(b) The civil war began.
(c) Biafra surrended to Nigeria.
(d) Biafra won the civil war.

4. Besides fish, what other food item did Maria get from her exchanges with camp officials?
(a) Corn meal.
(b) Flour.
(c) Fruit.
(d) More meat.

5. If Jonathan had only made one taxi trip daily for a fortnight how much would he have made with his taxi service in this time?
(a) 136 shillings.
(b) 84 pounds.
(c) 78 shillings.
(d) 96 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jonathan's overall attitude or mood in the first paragraph of the story?

2. Who owns the old bicycle that Jonathan considers a miracle?

3. On average how many pounds did Jonathan earn per day with his taxi service?

4. How did Jonathan accumulate this "pile"?

5. How many years of civil war did Jonathan and his family survive?

(see the answer key)

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