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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jonathan find still standing in his neighborhood?
(a) His church.
(b) His house.
(c) The school.
(d) The butcher shop.

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

3. How many taxi trips did Jonathan make in a fortnight?
(a) About 19.
(b) 21.
(c) About 12.
(d) 15.

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

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

6. What do survivors say as a greeting when they meet other survivors for the first time after the war is over?
(a) "We survived!"
(b) "Good to be alive!"
(c) "Happy Survival!"
(d) "Glad you made it!"

7. To whom were the mangoes sold?
(a) Camp officials.
(b) Soldiers' wives.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Neighbors.

8. How many children does Jonathan have after the war?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

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

11. What is Jonathan's overall attitude or mood in the first paragraph of the story?
(a) Hopelessness.
(b) Impatience.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Depression.

12. What amount was taken from the amn?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 30 pounds.
(c) 15 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

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

14. How many sheets were missing from the roof?
(a) Seven.
(b) None.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jonathan accumulate a pile of?

2. How much money in Biafran pounds was paid to the carpenter for the repairs?

3. After a fortnight how much money did Jonathan have from his taxi service?

4. How many human heads are safe in Jonathan's family?

5. What happened a year before Jonathan got his bicycle back?

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