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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. Who was sweating over an open fire?

2. What did the night watchman knock on to mark the hour?

3. How much money does Jonathan say that he has?

4. In his attempt to negotiate, how does Jonathan address the thief and his men?

5. After the second knock, who asked a question?

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 causes Jonathan to wake so suddenly?

3. Who comes to Jonathan's home at first light and what do they see?

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

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

6. Why do the men with the thief leader disagree with him?

7. Who do the thieves call to help the family?

8. How does the thieves' leader describe his and his men's intentions?

9. Why is the Iwegbu family already in a normal routine instead of lamenting their loss?

10. After going to bed, what happens before Jonathan is suddenly awakened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do faith, miracles, and God have to do with the development of Jonathan's character and the story?

Essay Topic 2

What makes this story realistic fiction? Be sure to define realistic fiction and then use story details to demonstrate how Civil Peace is realistic fiction.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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