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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Wole's grammar school?
(a) Odemo.
(b) Abeokuta.
(c) Daodu International.
(d) Ake Femi.

2. What subject dominates the radio waves in Chapter 8?
(a) The Nigerian fight for independence.
(b) The comedy of Jack Benny.
(c) World War II.
(d) A radio program called 'The Shadow.'

3. Why can't Wole attend Government College when he is initially accepted?
(a) The area around the Government College became a contested zone during World War II.
(b) He must tend to a sick Essay.
(c) Wild Christian needs help at her shop.
(d) He does not get a scholarship.

4. What accident does Wole cause when looking for gifts in the rafters of his home in Chapter 5?
(a) He makes a hunting gun go off.
(b) He nearly puts an eye out with a scythe.
(c) He breaks a window playing ball.
(d) He breaks his grandfather's big toe.

5. Why does Wild Christian admonish Essay at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Essay is indulging Wole too often with sweet treats.
(b) Essay is beating Wole unnecessarily.
(c) Wole is making mischief, and Essay is doing nothing to stop him.
(d) Essay is instilling an argumentative spirit in Wole.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how does Wole counter the accusation that he has a fear of water?

2. In Chapter 8, who frees Paa Adatan after he is captured?

3. What is the name of Wole's family servant?

4. What do people call Wole's grandfather?

5. How do the majority of Ake's residents react to the new radio?

(see the answer key)

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