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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "#3" - "The Patient".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word in the novel refers to a Nigerian food made from yam or cassava flour?
(a) Àmàlà.
(b) Tsugunnawa.
(c) Gele.
(d) Agbalumo.

2. What does Tade sing to the girl who tries to flee his office in "Song"?
(a) "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
(b) "Three Blind Mice."
(c) "Satisfaction."
(d) "BINGO."

3. What did the family dog do before it disappeared, according to Korede in "Home"?
(a) It stole a steak from the grill.
(b) It bit Ayoola.
(c) It peed in her father's office.
(d) It bit Korede.

4. How long had Ayoola been dating Femi when she killed him?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

5. According to Korede in "Father," her father's favorite story of how he got his knife was in recognition of a deal he had made with whom?
(a) A shiek.
(b) A scientist.
(c) A banker.
(d) A pilot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Korede describe the hardest place to clean up blood in "Bleach"?

2. What is Femi's last name?

3. Who is the university colleague that Korede's father claimed gave him his knife?

4. What did Ayoola once smear on her father's knife, incurring his wrath?

5. What word from the novel refers to a traditional head covering for women in Nigeria?

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