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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. How many times did the thief knock before making a demand?

2. Who is in the corner getting ready for the day?

3. By the time Jonathan began this negotiation his voice had become ____.

4. Who does Jonathan call as a witness that he does not have the money the thief leader demands?

5. After this demand what does the thief do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens once the Iwegbu family knows who is at their door?

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

4. After calling for the police, how does the thief continue to mock Jonathan?

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

6. What does Jonathan realize as he prepares to negotiate with the leader thief?

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

8. What does Jonathan do or say to convince the thief he does not have the amount of the requested ransom?

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

10. What does the thief think civil peace is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Jonathan kept his money in the house in a strong box. How does this help the thief? How does this help Jonathan and his family? If the money had been in a bank, how would this have affected the story?

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