Salma goes to Habib to help her influence the committee by using his position as a politician. Habib offers to involve Dr Debo but due to her past experience with the lecturer, she declines this suggestion and proffers bribing. Habib offers to give Salma some amount of money to bribe the chairman of the Examination and Ethics Committee (EMEC) but in return, she must repay in kind. Salma is reluctant to accept this offer because of her affair with Labaran and she considers it unfair to have an affair with her friend’s man.

Salma soon gives in to his request but unluckily she gives the money to Dr Kabir, who claims to be the chairman of the EMEC. She soon finds out she has been deceived by Dr kabir who was neither the chairman nor a member of the Committee.

She is demoralized and breaks down.

Possible questions and answers from this chapter

1. What do most students do when caught cheating?
   Pack their belongings, leave the school and sit for other qualifying exams to another school. (See page 53)
2. Who did Salma confide in when she had to face the EMEC?
   Tomiwa (see page 53)
3. Why did Salma seek Habib’s help?
   Habib was an influential person (see page 53)
4. What was the inscription on Habib desk?
   HABIB LAWAL SPEAKER (see page 54)
5. What was Habib’s political title?
   He was the Speaker of the House (see page 54)
6. Who did Habib suggest could help Salma?
   Professor Dabo (see page 54)
7. What is full meaning of EMEC
   Examination Malpractice and Ethics Committee (see page 55)
8. Professor Dabo is a professor of?
   Biological Sciences (see page 55)
9. How much does Habib offers to give Salma to bribe the chairman of EMEC?
   Two or three hundred thousand naira (see page 55)
10. What does Habib want in return for the money he gives Salma?
    He wants to have an affair with her (see page 55)
11. What is the name of the Chairman Salma meets in person?
    Dr Kabir (see page 57)
12. How much did Dr Kabir requested from Salma?
    Two hundred thousand naira (see page 57)
13. How did Salma give to Dr Kabir ?
    One hundred thousand Naira (see page 57)
14. Who was not a member of the EMEC?
    Dr Kabir (see page 58)
15. Who is Kolawole Abdul?
    Salma’s classmate (see page 58)
16. What conclusion did Salma summed up about men except her father?
    No man was worthy to be called a man (see page 59)