View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the man have in his pocket that was big enough to pass a thief's head thorough?
(a) A rolled up cap.
(b) A wallet.
(c) A hole.
(d) A head wrap.

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

3. Where did Jonathan go daily to see "what was what?"
(a) The local bar.
(b) The Coal Corporation offices.
(c) The village meeting spot.
(d) The Treasury.

4. Where did Jonathan's taxi go?
(a) The town market.
(b) The closest village.
(c) The harbor.
(d) The nearest tarred road.

5. To whom were the akara balls sold.
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Camp officals.
(c) People traveling the road.
(d) Neighbors.

6. Where did Jonathan travel to in Paragraph 4?
(a) Enugu.
(b) Mawbi.
(c) Chukwama.
(d) Ogunlandu.

7. The tools used to repair the Iwegbu house were a blunt plan, a hammer and bent ___ nails.
(a) Rusty.
(b) Small.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Old.

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

9. How did people feel about paying Jonathan the fare?
(a) Angry.
(b) Cheated.
(c) Glad.
(d) Resigned.

10. To whom did Jonathan attribute all understanding of such happenings?
(a) No one.
(b) His wife.
(c) Nigerian president.
(d) God.

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

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

13. Where did Jonathan buy palm wine?
(a) Boats at harbor.
(b) Local market.
(c) Nearby villages.
(d) Neighborhhod bar.

14. What did Jonathan find when he arrived?
(a) Bodies.
(b) A strange sight.
(c) Another miracle.
(d) Fire.

15. How many years of civil war did Jonathan and his family survive?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides fish, what other food item did Maria get from her exchanges with camp officials?

2. What is the equivalent Nigerian currency amount for the Boafran pounds paid to the carpenter?

3. How did Maria and the children feel when they moved back into the family house?

4. What do survivors say as a greeting when they meet other survivors for the first time after the war is over?

5. What was inked on the clothing of the person at Jonathan's front door?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 383 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample