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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the "current fashion of greeting old friends" in "Civil Peace"?
Happy day!
Happy Civil Peace!
Happy Survival!
Happy greetings!
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is a central idea of the story?
A man is grateful for what he has amidst a war-torn country and he works to rebuild life for his family.
A man gets involved in several schemes after the war and he takes advantage of the exhausted soldiers.
A man tries to secure his old job after the war is over but he eventually gives up when the company remains closed.
A man hides valuable possessions during a war and he must secretly retrace his steps to collect the wealth when the war ends.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the phrase "Happy survival!" mean to most members of the community?
Be happy
Beware of violence
Survival does not ensure happiness
Congratulations on surviving the war.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What did Jonathan do before the war?
He was a construction worker.
He was a school teacher.
He was a coal miner.
He was a government clerk.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the miracle waiting for Jonathan in Enugu?
His neighbors have survived.
His house is still standing.
His car has not been stolen.
His house is completely unharmed.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How many of Jonathan's children survived the war?
four
none
three
two
- 7. Multiple Choice
Where did Jonathan bury the bike?
in a makeshift cemetery next to his son.
in a garden
in a construction yard
next to a rebel prison camp
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why does Jonathan Iwegbu bury his bicycle?
He is afraid that a person claiming to be a soldier will take the bicycle.
He wants to get rid of the bicycle because it is broken and rusted.
He is worried that his child may injure himself while riding it.
He no longer needs a bicycle to help him make a living.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What happens to Jonathan's old work place?
It was shelled and destroyed in the war.
It remains closed indefinitely.
It was re-purposed as a hospital for the wounded.
It was re-purposed as a rebel base.
- 10. Multiple Choice
How do Jonathan's children help support the family?
They make and sell akara balls.
They pick and sell mangoes.
They sell gum and candy by the military base.
They do chores for the neighbors.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why does Jonathan get 20 pounds from the government?
for turning in rebel money
for turning in his gun
for the death of his son
for the destruction of his house
- 12. Multiple Choice
Where does Jonathan keep his ex-gratia money?
hidden in his shoes
locked in a kitchen cupboard
locked in a small wooden box
underneath his mattress
- 13. Multiple Choice
How does the author structure the events in the story to propel the plot?
The author uses consequence to show how Jonathan’s actions negatively affect the people around him.
The author uses parallel plot to show both Jonathan’s unique experience and Maria’s unique experience.
The author uses chronological order and flashback to show how Jonathan and his family earn income after the war.
The author uses multiple stories and multiple character perspectives to show the way different people in the Nigerian community think and feel.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What does the following text mostly reveal about Jonathan’s homeland?
“‘Awrighto. Now we talk business. We no be bad tief. We no like for make trouble. Trouble done finish. War done finish and all the katakata wey de for inside. No Civil War again. This time na Civil Peace. No be so?’
‘Na so!’ answered the horrible chorus.
The people who survive the war are required to educate others on the doctrines of peace.
Although there are thieves roaming the country, they view themselves as hardworking individuals.
The officials who fought in the war are unable to stop bartering that occurs among regular citizens.
Although the war is officially over, there are factions of people that continue to cause strife among others.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is a major theme of "Civil Peace?"
problems can be solved if people take action
crime must be stopped regardless of the cost
money is necessary for survival
poverty cannot be avoided after a war
- 16. Multiple Choice
What does Jonathan Iwegbu value most?
his money
his family
his bicycle
his friends
- 17. Multiple Choice
How does Jonathan deal with his losses?
He turns to stealing from others.
He spends his days feeling sorry for himself.
He focuses on the good things that remain.
He seeks revenge on those who caused his losses.
- 18. Multiple Choice
How did Jonathan feel when he found his house intact?
ashamed
wants to brag to his neighbors
like he was punched in the stomach
feels as if he has won a prize
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the outcome of Jonathan's confrontation with the thieves?
He gives them 100 pounds, but they demand more.
The thieves kill Jonathan's son before Jonathan gives them the money.
Jonathan gives them his egg-rasher, and they leave him and his family alone.
Jonathan's family shouts the alarm, and the entire village comes running.
- 20. Multiple Choice
In human life, what does inestimable mean?
a human life has a value greater than can be measured.
a human life has little value.
a human life is always worthy of great respect.
a human life is worth a great deal of money.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which one is an example of a windfall?
a hardworking woman asks for a raise in salary and gets it.
a poor man gets a large sum of money from a stranger to pay his debts
a turbulent storm that passes through an area
a business owner finds her shop is earning less money than previously.
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of amenable in this sentence?
When Vincent complained about the faulty tires on his new bicycle, the shop owner was amenable about replacing them and did the job with a smile.
angry
cooperative
unresponsive
suspicious
- 23. Multiple Choice
What does the phrase "Nothing puzzles God" mean in the story "Civil Peace?"
People should have faith in God's plan.
People should have faith in each other.
God will punish those who fight in a war.
People should believe that war is inevitable.
- 24. Multiple Choice
The thief uses a relaxed and familiar tone while he is robbing Jonathan. What does his tone suggest about what he thinks about Jonathan?
The thief is sure that Jonathan has no choice but to give him money.
The thief is a neighbor who has learned that Jonathan is wealthy.
The thief pretends to be tough, but he really feels sorry for Jonathan.
The thief thinks that Jonathan is a coward who won't defend his money.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Jonathan observes what happens to another man who is robbed of his egg-rasher by a thief in a crown. After the victim loudly protests the theft, how do the other people in the crowd behave toward him?
The crowd is sympathetic.
The crowd angrily pursues the thief.
The crowd is angry at the man who was robbed because he did not protect his money.
The crowd find that thief and forces the thief to return the money to its owner.
- 26. Multiple Choice
What is firewood?
whole tree trunks
wood cut for fuel
wood planks for building
charcoal and ashes
- 27. Multiple Choice
What meaning does sandpaper suggest in the following sentence?
Adam was so frightened that his throat felt like a sandpaper.
slimy feeling
rough feeling
clogged feeling
soggy feeling
- 28. Multiple Choice
How does the difference between the thieves' method of survival and Jonathan's method of survival illustrated a major theme of "Civil Peace?"
The thieves maintain a good sense of humor, but Jonathan usually feels sorry for himself.
The thieves find many ways to get money, but Jonathan knows only one way to earn a living.
The thieves survive by stealing, but Jonathan survives by letting money go and accepting his fate.
Both the thieves and Jonathan steal to survive, but the thieves threaten violence while Jonathan does not.
- 29. Multiple Choice
What effect does the author achieve by having the thief speak in dialect while Jonathan speaks more standard English?
The difference in speech shows that the thief is probably less educated than Jonathan.
The difference in speech shows that the thief is not a Nigerian.
The difference in speech shows that Jonathan is not a native Nigerian.
The difference in speech shows that Jonathan is probably richer than the thief.
- 30. Multiple Choice
What main effect does the author achieve by using dialect in the story?
it adds realism by showing readers the way that many Nigerians spoke in that time and place.
it involves readers by challenging them to interpret the characters' dialogue.
it shows readers that the thieves speak a special language of their own.
it informs readers that the thieves were once soldiers.
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