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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. Where did Jonathan's taxi go?

2. What did Jonathan do before he looked again at the "unbelievable?"

3. What did Jonathan accumulate a pile of?

4. After getting the bicycle back, what did Jonathan do with it?

5. To whom were the mangoes sold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who survives with Jonathan and what does he consider this to be?

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

3. What does Jonathan's home mean to him and his family?

4. What happened to a man who got his payment a few days before Jonathan received his payment?

5. What could Jonathan's home and the destroyed concrete edifice symbolize about how the civil war impacted Nigeria and Biafra?

6. What does Jonathan do after acquiring building materials?

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

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

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

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

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

Achebe advocated for the fallen Biafran Republic and eventually left Nigeria for Europe to keep from being imprisoned by the Nigerian government. In Civil Peace, during and beyond the war, there are hints of the Nigerian government doing what it can to stamp out the rebels, their money, and their authority. What are some instances of this from the story? Discuss these issues surrounding the instability of the Nigerian government and the Biafran Republic as told through Civil Peace.

Essay Topic 3

Jonathan sees his ex-miner co-workers outside the closed Coal Corporation offices and feels he has yet another miracle. What is the miracle and why does he feel it is a miracle?

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