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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. For what reason does Nnaemeka give his father for not wanting to marry Ugoye?

2. What does Rufus tell the women will happen if they vote for the car?

3. What do Akueke's potential suitors buy for her brothers in a quest for her hand?

4. What does Rufus mark his thumb with before he leaves the voting booth?

5. What does Nene do for a job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Rufus' job with Ibe's party?

3. What do Chike's parents raise him to believe?

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

5. Why do people like Rufus so much?

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

7. Why is the market place called Nwko?

8. How do Nene and Nnaemeka win people over?

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

10. Why did Marcus Ibe become a politician?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does Vera's upbringing effect her decisions in the novel? How will Vera's upbringing effect her in the future? How can she change her situation?

Essay Topic 3

1. What are the differences between the rich and the poor in the book?

2. What your views on the following statement. Some of the people's bad behavior can be excused because of the desperate situation they find themselves in.

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