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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. What is the name of the spirit that Akueke's death will anger?

3. Who does Nene ask Nnaemeka if he has written to?

4. What kind of village did Julius come from?

5. What word does the author state that Chike particularly liked?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Ibe such a popular politician?

4. How does Julius become foul of Kitipka?

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

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

7. How does Nwibe embarrass himself in this section?

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

9. Why isn't the old man sympathetic to Elizabeth's plight?

10. How do the village initially react to Nnaemeka's marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

What picture do the stories paint of everyday Nigerian life? What was the typical family like? What do they do during both the day and the night? Imagine you are a Nigerian growing up in these times and write a typical day in your life.

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