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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 Vero make up a song about?

2. Whose point of view is the story in this section told from?

3. What does Ben tell the woman he will strike if she doesn't tell him who she is?

4. What does the author say the voice rose high and clear in the sky like?

5. What did Margaret want to convert Ben to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Michael find out about the path he attempts to block?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Michael want to change the school?

8. Why does Martha decide against punishing Vera?

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

10. Why are Mr. and Mrs. Emenike so impressed with Vera?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare African and western culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

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