1. What does Obi do in an effort to find solace for his distress about Clara's situation?
(a) He storms into the hospital at midnight demanding to see Clara.
(b) The author writes that Obi does not eat; he pulls down Houseman's volume but then reads no poems.
(c) He cannot eat, sleep or read poems that normally console him.
(d) He is so agitated that he almost crashes his car.

2. What is Christopher's view about bribery?
(a) He says taking willing Elsie to bed after her interview does not qualify as bribery.
(b) He says white members of the committee would have accepted Miss Mark's offer.
(c) He says everybody is influenced by something.
(d) He says only acceptance of money constitutes bribery.

3. What comment do the elders make about Christianity when Isaac refuses to placate the rainmaker to prevent the rain threatening Obi's homecoming?
(a) There is no point to Christianity if members like Isaac do not use it to suit others.
(b) Christianity is all about convenience and man's effort to manipulate others.
(c) Christianity makes hypocrites of adherents like Isaac.
(d) Christianity is like palm-wine; it goes to some people's heads, destroying their sense.

4. Where does Obi first articulate his theory about corruption in Nigeria?
(a) In a paper presented to the UPU.
(b) In a paper written while he was in high school.
(c) In a paper he read to the Nigerian Students' Union in London.
(d) In a letter he wrote to the editor of a local newspaper.

5. After Clara and Obi discuss the situation concerning the response of his parents to their engagement, what comments of Clara foreshadow further trouble?
(a) She reveals that she is pregnant but wants him to leave it to her to manage it..
(b) She reveals that her parents are also against the marriage.
(c) Clara says there is something she had wanted to tell him, but she should be able to take care of it herself.
(d) She says she is in trouble at work but she is working things out.