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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. Who groaned in terror at the sound of the additional voices?
(a) Maria.
(b) The youngest child.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) The eldest child.

2. What sounded like it might have fallen after the second knock?
(a) The door.
(b) The vase by the door.
(c) The knocker on the door.
(d) The flower pot by the door.

3. Jonathan kept the box near him on a ___.
(a) Mat.
(b) Desk.
(c) Stool.
(d) Dresser.

4. Who calls Jonathan "my friend?"
(a) The carpenter.
(b) The man whose payment was stolen.
(c) His wife.
(d) The thief leader.

5. What is Jonathan going to fill the container with?
(a) Palm wine.
(b) Cooking oil.
(c) Water.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jonathan call as a witness that he does not have the money the thief leader demands?

2. Who yells, "shut up?"

3. What sound rings through the sky after the money demand is made?

4. By the time Jonathan began this negotiation his voice had become ____.

5. The thief finally tells Jonathan to bring the money "____!"

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is significant about Jonathan's eldest being up and about at first light?

3. What does the thief think civil peace is?

4. How does the thief's concept of civil peace affect the Iwegbu family?

5. What does Jonathan offer the thief and how does the thief leader and his men respond?

6. What does Jonathan do or say to convince the thief he does not have the amount of the requested ransom?

7. What is Jonathan's attitude toward his neighbors in the light of day after the robbery?

8. Who is awake with Jonathan?

9. Who is at the door and what do they want?

10. After calling for the police, how does the thief continue to mock Jonathan?

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