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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 title of the second story in this section?

2. Where in the past was an Osu always buried?

3. What does the Diviner say Elizabeth's ancestors must be appeased with?

4. How does Rufus solve his problem of who to vote for?

5. What are the name of the two markets the main characters is drawn to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Chike anger his friend's mother?

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

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

5. What are Julius's duties as clerk?

6. Why does Nwibe run after the madmen?

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

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

9. How does Nwibe embarrass himself in this section?

10. Why did Marcus Ibe become a politician?

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

How do the stories suggest colonialism effected Nigerians? What struggles do the stories suggest Nigeria had in the early post-colonial years? Choose one story and examine what it says about how Nigeria coped during these times.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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