FIRST READ EXTENSION QUESTIONS

Civil Peace

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Civil Peace
Chinua Achebe

DIRECTIONS: Complete the following items after you have read the text.

1. Reread paragraph 2 of “Civil Peace.” What does this paragraph reveal about
Jonathan and his family’s circumstances? Cite textual evidence to support your
response.

2. What inferences can you make about Jonathan and his wife from the information
provided in paragraph 2? Support your answer using details from the text.

3. How does Jonathan convince the leader of the thieves that he does not have
100 pounds? What can you conclude about the leader from how he responds to
Jonathan? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

4. Describe how Jonathan feels about the ex-gratia money when he first receives it.
How has his attitude about that money changed by the end of the story? What
does the change reveal about Jonathan’s character?

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Civil Peace

5. At several points in the story, Jonathan says, “Nothing puzzles God.” When does
he say this? When does the narrator use the same statement? Explain what is
meant by “Nothing puzzles God” and how it relates to Jonathan’s beliefs. How
does the saying help Jonathan cope with difficult events?

6. State a theme of the story. Explain how the theme emerges over the course of the
story and how details from the text help develop the theme.

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