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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 knocking the ___ o'clock hour the night watchman was silent.

2. Jonathan tells the thief he can ____ him and his family if he comes inside and finds what Jonathan does not have.

3. Who weeps aloud?

4. What does Jonathan finally answer to the thief leader's suggestion to call someone else for help?

5. What sounded like it might have fallen after the second knock?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do you know about what time it is when Jonathan falls asleep?

2. What does the thief think civil peace is?

3. Who is at the door and what do they want?

4. What do the thieves ask for, and what do they say they will do if they don't get it?

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

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

7. What does Jonathan offer the thief and how does the thief leader and his men respond?

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

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

10. Why does Jonathan refuse the leader thief's mocking offer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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