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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. Why does Beere travel to England in Chapter 13?
(a) To see Big Ben and other landmarks.
(b) To advocate for the country's needs.
(c) Because a friend in need is in London.
(d) To escape arrest.

2. What happens at the end of Wee-Wee's lashing of a boy in Chapter 12?
(a) The teachers stop Wee-Wee from doing any more harm to the boy.
(b) Wee-Wee has second thoughts, and only delivers half of the lashings.
(c) Wee-Wee is weak, and by the last lash he is exhausted.
(d) The students applause Wee-Wee for his rigorous lashing.

3. What inspires Kemberi to give a speech in Chapter 13?
(a) A mudslide had caused sanitation problems in the town.
(b) A woman was raped by a policeman.
(c) A young orphan died from starvation.
(d) Women were forced to pay exorbitant taxes on goods.

4. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause Essay and the household?
(a) He plays his accordion at all hours of the night.
(b) He mooches food from the family.
(c) He refuses to pay back a significant loan.
(d) He steals the radio.

5. Who is the permanent headmaster of Wole's grammar school?
(a) Daodu.
(b) Mama Aduni.
(c) Bada Dooey.
(d) Edun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what is "Jonah"?

2. What is the popularly-held belief about the Bote troops?

3. What do people call Wole's grandfather?

4. Why does Wole destroy the family's roses at the end of Chapter 5?

5. What "bad habit" does Wole admit to in Chapter 4?

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