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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. After a fortnight how much money did Jonathan have from his taxi service?

2. Why did Jonathan switch his money from his right to his left hand after he left the crowd?

3. Where did Jonathan sell palm wine?

4. What was peeping from the shoes of the person demanding Jonathan's bicycle?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is "egg-rasher" being issued?

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

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

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

5. How does Jonathan behave after receiving his "egg-rasher?"

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

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

8. Who uses Jonathan's new service?

9. What has happened to Jonathan's town because of the civil war?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the words and character actions in the last two paragraphs of this story embody the overall theme of survival of not just Jonathan and his family, but his neighbors?

Essay Topic 2

Maria is Jonathan's wife. How would the story be affected if Maria's character were not in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Of all of Jonathan's entrepreneurial pursuits which one do you feel was the most resourceful and successful? Why?

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