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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 is Jonathan going to fill the container with?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Cooking oil.
(c) Palm wine.
(d) Water.
2. Who was sweating over an open fire?
(a) The carpenter.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) The eldest son.
(d) Maria.
3. Who is also up with Jonathan when the neighbors come to call?
(a) The children.
(b) Maria.
(c) Maria and their eldest son.
(d) His eldest son.
4. What does the thief leader do based on Jonathan's response to his suggestion?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He bangs on the door harder.
(c) He repeats his question.
(d) He gets angry.
5. The thief leader tells Jonathan that he is not a ____ thief.
(a) Patient.
(b) Bad.
(c) Good.
(d) Violent.
Short Answer Questions
1. After the robbery what time do the neighbors come to Jonathan's home?
2. Jonathan tells the thief he can ____ him and his family if he comes inside and finds what Jonathan does not have.
3. What does Jonathan tell the thief he can have if he can find it in the house?
4. How many more voices did Jonathan think he heard outside his house after the thief's offer?
5. Where was Jonathan sleeping when he was awakened?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the Iwegbu family already in a normal routine instead of lamenting their loss?
2. How does the thief's concept of civil peace affect the Iwegbu family?
3. What causes Jonathan to wake so suddenly?
4. What do the thieves ask for, and what do they say they will do if they don't get it?
5. What is significant about Jonathan's eldest being up and about at first light?
6. What does Jonathan offer the thief and how does the thief leader and his men respond?
7. How does Achebe show possible military corruption in the story when the thief is offering to call for help on behalf of the Iwegbu family?
8. Why does Jonathan refuse the leader thief's mocking offer?
9. How does the thieves' leader describe his and his men's intentions?
10. How do you know about what time it is when Jonathan falls asleep?
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