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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 Cletus' girlfriend?

2. Which country owns Sao Tome?

3. What does Julius step on?

4. Where did Reginald and Gladys meet the first time they met?

5. What did Martha's husband do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mike calm Cletus down in this section?

2. Why is Mrs. Emenike angry at the new socialism in Nigeria?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Michael want to change the school?

9. How does Jonathan take advantage of his blessings?

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 role does the author suggest money plays in Nigerian life? What problems is money causing within Nigerian society?

Essay Topic 2

What does the stories in the book state about post colonial Nigeria? How much do the students think these problems can be attributed to colonialism?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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