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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 sell palm wine?

2. On average how many pounds did Jonathan earn per day with his taxi service?

3. What does Jonathan consider a bonus from the war?

4. What did Jonathan use as a taxi?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jonathan again feel so lucky after visiting the closed offices of his employer?

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

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

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

5. What has Jonathan survived and how does he feel about it?

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

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

8. How does Jonathan acquire building materials?

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

10. What is the general atmosphere after the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several one-dimensional characters are used in Civil Peace: man whose money is stolen, thief leader and his men, the neighbors, the Iwegbu kids. Which ones had the most significant impact on Jonathan? On the story? Support with story details.

Essay Topic 2

What is "egg-rasher?" What does it signify to those receiving it? to Jonathan? to the government issuing it?

Essay Topic 3

What is a protagonist? What makes Jonathan the protagonist of this story? Cite details from the story to support responses.

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