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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraph 43 (Page 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the value of the Biafra pound to plummet?
(a) War was declared on the Republic of Biafra.
(b) Assassination of the leader of the Republic of Biafra.
(c) Surrender of the Republic of Biafra.
(d) It was not explained in the story.

2. Jonathan sums up his loss by saying it will go where everything else "___."
(a) Is.
(b) Did.
(c) Has gone.
(d) Might be.

3. Where did Jonathan collect what he needed to repair his house?
(a) Debris in neghborhood.
(b) The trash.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) The camp.

4. How did Jonathan accumulate this "pile"?
(a) Transporting food.
(b) Ferrying people.
(c) Pulling firewood.
(d) Selling palm wine.

5. What did Jonathan's bicycle need when he got it back?
(a) Palm grease.
(b) New chain.
(c) Handlebar repairs.
(d) New wheels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jonathan switch his money from his right to his left hand after he left the crowd?

2. Who was sweating over an open fire?

3. During the war, who requested Jonathan's bicycle for "urgent" action?

4. What did the man have in his pocket that was big enough to pass a thief's head thorough?

5. What had become a "mountain of rubble" two houses down?

(see the answer key)

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