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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 is the name of the rival party to PAP?

2. In the Sacrificial Egg, what is the name of the market place?

3. Where does Nwibe wash himself?

4. What is the name of the girl Julius is going to marry?

5. What class did Chike develop a hatred for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do people like Rufus so much?

2. How does Nwibe embarrass himself in this section?

3. Why does Nwibe run after the madmen?

4. How different has Nene's life been to her husband's?

5. What does Nnaemeke's remember about Ugoye?

6. What happens in the aftermath of the day that caused Nwibe's downfall?

7. How does the author compare the new religion to palm wine?

8. Why does Nnaemeka's father think Ugoye is the perfect match for his son?

9. How does Nnameka's father's attitude change at the end of the story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare African and western culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 2

What war did Nigeria fight in the book? What effect did the war have in their country?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Nnaemeka's father finds it so difficult to accept that his son marries for love? How does Nnameka's father see marriage and how have these views molded his life?

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