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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was inked on the clothing of the person at Jonathan's front door?

2. What is Jonathan's overall attitude or mood in the first paragraph of the story?

3. Jonathan's neighborhood town is called ___ Overside.

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

5. Where did Jonathan buy palm wine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the general atmosphere after the war?

3. What does the greeting "happy survival" signify?

4. What doesJonathan find miraculous upon his return to Enugu?

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

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

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

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

9. Is Jonathan's bicycle important to him? Why or why not?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the exchange of Biafran and Nigerian pounds in the story, discuss how the civil war affected both currencies and how this affected Jonathan and the other civil war survivors.

Essay Topic 2

Jonathan really appreciates the usefulness of his bicycle. How is this appreciation shown through out the story? Cite story details to support your responses.

Essay Topic 3

Achebe fictionalized what happened in civil war torn Nigeria after the late 1960s. He has posited that it is the African writer's duty to accurately tell the stories of his people. How is this belief reflected in Civil Peace?

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