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

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

3. How many children did Jonathan have before the war?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. How did Maria and the children feel when they moved back into the family house?
(a) Somber.
(b) Hesitant.
(c) Overjoyed.
(d) Worried.

5. What does Jonathan count himself to be?
(a) Free.
(b) Happy.
(c) Favored.
(d) Lucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had built what had now become a "mountain of rubble?

2. What did the people call the award or payment?

3. The tools used to repair the Iwegbu house were a blunt plan, a hammer and bent ___ nails.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonathan do after acquiring building materials?

2. Would Jonathan be considered an entrepreneur? Why or why not?

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

4. How has the value of the Biafran pound changed from Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 3?

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

6. In Paragraph 2, how did Maria get extra food for the family?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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