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

2. Where was the bicycle for a year?
(a) Under his porch.
(b) At his father in law's house.
(c) In a cemetery.
(d) In a pawn shop.

3. What kind of house did Jonathan have?
(a) A concrete house.
(b) A wooden house.
(c) A straw house.
(d) A zinc house.

4. Who made and sold akara balls?
(a) Maria.
(b) The children.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) The camp cook.

5. What did Jonathan give to get his bicycle back?
(a) Two pounds.
(b) Basket of bread.
(c) Five shillings.
(d) Two handmade blankets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jonathan feel about having his bicycle again in such a condition?

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

3. What in no way compares to the safety of Jonathan's family?

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

5. What amount was taken from the amn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Besides his thankfulness of his present survival, how does Jonathan feel about the future for him and his family?

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

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

4. What does Jonathan realize after the soldier tries to commandeer his bicycle?

5. Where did the money that Jonathan used to bribe the soldier come from?

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

7. How does Jonathan acquire building materials?

8. What has Jonathan survived and how does he feel about it?

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

10. How does the Iwegbu family behavior show their ability to adapt and survive?

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