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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much money was counted into Jonathan's palms?
(a) 75 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 15 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

4. To whom did Jonathan sell palm wine?
(a) Neighbors.
(b) Soldier's wives.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Government visitors.

5. What is this lead character's last name?
(a) Biafra.
(b) Iwegbu.
(c) Baka.
(d) Enugu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jonathan put his money as soon as his hand closed around it?

2. What condition were the clothes of the person requesting Jonathan's bicycle?

3. What did Jonathan turn in to be able to get this award payment.

4. In Paragraph 2 of the story we find the history of what object?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonathan do after acquiring building materials?

2. Describe the service Jonathan starts after digging up his bicycle, in Paragraph 3.

3. How does Jonathan acquire building materials?

4. Why did Jonathan bribe the soldier at his door?

5. Is Jonathan's bicycle important to him? Why or why not?

6. Why does Jonathan again feel so lucky after visiting the closed offices of his employer?

7. How does Jonathan behave after receiving his "egg-rasher?"

8. Who uses Jonathan's new service?

9. What is the general atmosphere after the war?

10. Why was Jonathan suspicious of the soldier that commanded use of his bicycle?

(see the answer keys)

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