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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 does Ben say he fell into his iron bed like?

2. Who does Ben describe as a salt-water girl?

3. Whose house did Ben run to?

4. What did a German doctor say Ben's heart was as black as?

5. Which of the following people use the path?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Mike and Cletus' relationship?

2. How did Father Doherty react when Mike and Cletus asked him for sugar?

3. How does Mr. Emenike initially prove a blessing for Vera?

4. Why is Mr. Emenike angry at the new socialism in Nigeria?

5. How does Michael want to change the school?

6. Why does Ben regret sleeping with Mami Wota?

7. How do Mr. and Mrs. Emneike react when they hear Vera has tried to poison their child?

8. What does the story say about Cletus' character?

9. Why do the government suspend free primary education?

10. In what way does Ben show great self control?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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