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

2. What is the government name for the money Jonathan was given after waiting in line?
(a) Survivor award.
(b) Benefit payment.
(c) Ex-gratia award.
(d) Voucher award.

3. Before the way, how many Biafra pounds would it have taken to purchase a load of firewood?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

4. After getting the bicycle back, what did Jonathan do with it?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Give it to his son.
(c) Bury it.
(d) Hide it at his neighbor's house.

5. After the war, how many bicycles does Jonathan's family have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jonathan's bicycle need when he got it back?

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

3. How may people did Jonathan give taxi rides for?

4. Where did Jonathan go daily to see "what was what?"

5. How many taxi trips did Jonathan make in a fortnight?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jonathan almost lose his bicycle during the war and what did he do to keep it safe?

2. How does Jonathan make money with his new service in paragraph 3?

3. What could Jonathan's home and the destroyed concrete edifice symbolize about how the civil war impacted Nigeria and Biafra?

4. How do the Iwegbu family make money after moving back home?

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

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

7. Who survives with Jonathan and what does he consider this to be?

8. Who uses Jonathan's new service?

9. Why do the customers use Jonathan's service?

10. What significance is the Coal Corporation to Jonathan and others?

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