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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 Mr. Emenike say Nigeria is not a nation of?

2. Which minister is the best at debating?

3. Why is Father Doherty angry at Cletus's request for sugar?

4. What is one of the reasons Janet's mother approves of Julius?

5. What does Michael recommend the old priest do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the first time Gladys and Reginald meet?

2. Why do the government suspend free primary education?

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

4. How does Michael's wife help him out at his new school?

5. How does Jonathan take advantage of his blessings?

6. How does Vera find about the poisonous ink?

7. Describe the argument between Martha and Mrs. Emenike?

8. How does Cletus lose his girlfriend in this story?

9. Why does Martha decide against punishing Vera?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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