1. How does one leader respond when Obi asks the UPU leaders to give him a four-month grace period before he has to start paying off his loan?
(a) The President warns that Obi should not do anything to bring the UPU into disrepute.
(b) The President warns that other returning scholars have found themselves in trouble.
(c) The President warns that bright young people need to learn to manage their financial affairs.
(d) The President warns that Lagos' sweetness causes the downfall of many young people.

2. What bothers Obi when he sees his parents when he goes home?
(a) Their frail health and their poverty.
(b) Their poverty and age.
(c) Their illness and age.
(d) Their poverty and disappointment in him.

3. What references are made to suggest that the UPU leaders are very aware of the prevalence of bribery in government circles?
(a) They state that someone with Obi's qualifications should be able to sidestep the bribery route.
(b) They suggest that Obi should lose no time in making the right connections.
(c) They talk openly about the importance of Obi making the rounds at the permanent secretaries' offices.
(d) The Chairman and Vice-President debate whether someone who knows book like Obi needs to "see" men.

4. For what kind of leave does Obi apply when he has to go home to deal with the news he receives?
(a) Departmental leave.
(b) Local leave.
(c) Personal leave.
(d) Special leave.

5. What old nickname of Obi's is revealed while Obi and Joseph are recalling old times?
(a) Wordpower.
(b) Dictionary.
(c) Word Warrior.
(d) Still Waters.