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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. What kind of snake does the author compare the road to?

2. Which of Marcus's stalwarts does he ask to vote for him first?

3. Who does the author say the village belonged to?

4. How do most of the people pronounce congrats?

5. Why is Akueke's grandfather said to be so fond of her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ibe such a popular politician?

2. What does Chike love about school?

3. Why do Akueke's brothers want to kill her?

4. How do Nene and Nnaemeka win people over?

5. What do Nwibe's two wives argue about in this section?

6. Why did Marcus Ibe become a politician?

7. Why does Nnaemeka's father not want him to marry Nene?

8. What does Nnaemeke's remember about Ugoye?

9. How do Nwibe and the madmen know each other?

10. How will Akueke's life change now she is livng with her grandfather?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does it mean that Reginald is the only one who survives the bombing? What meaning would it give the story if he died? How will Gladys' death effect him?

Essay Topic 2

What does the stories in the book state about post colonial Nigeria? How much do the students think these problems can be attributed to colonialism?

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe traditional Nigerian life? How does traditional Nigerian life compare to life in the west? How have the ideas Westerners have brought into Nigeria effected the country?

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