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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. Menike say Americans can't afford back home?

2. What was the name of the magazine that wrote an editorial praising the Prime minister?

3. What had Jonathan's bike been commandeered for?

4. Whose house did Ben run to?

5. What is the name of Cletus' girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the government suspend free primary education?

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

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

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

6. How does Vera find about the poisonous ink?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does spirituality play in all of the stories? How does spirituality effect the characters lives and the decisions they make? What conflict does traditional spirituality have with Christianity?

Essay Topic 2

Why has Achebe chosen to tell the story from Mike's point of view? How would the story change if it was told from the Cletus's point of view?

Essay Topic 3

How does Vera's upbringing effect her decisions in the novel? How will Vera's upbringing effect her in the future? How can she change her situation?

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