View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Paa Adatan's conflict with troops in Chapter 8, which term best describes his emotional state?
(a) Rage.
(b) Gaiety.
(c) Love.
(d) Disillusionment.

2. What is the phrase Wole uses to describe the odor in Wild Christian's room?
(a) Sweet and airy like a cake.
(b) Hot, humid, and sticky.
(c) Given to change like a chameleon.
(d) A riot of smells.

3. What is NOT one of the changes Wole notices prior to his baby sister's birth?
(a) The sleeping mat was moved to another room.
(b) Essay always looking worried.
(c) Real milk was substituted for powdered milk.
(d) The furniture was rearranged.

4. What "job" is Wole given at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Wole is given responsibility for distributing an underground newspaper.
(b) Wole is asked to keep an eye on mischievous Osiki.
(c) Wole is given responsibility for tending the backyard roses.
(d) Wole is put in charge of making sure no sugar is missing from the sugar jar.

5. What is the popularly-held belief about the Bote troops?
(a) They are wild and lawless, and they raid villages.
(b) They are cowards and do not deserve the respect of the townspeople.
(c) They are spies for Hitler, and one must be very careful speaking around them.
(d) They are valorous, and will fight to the death in combat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rite of manhood does Wole endure at the end of Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 3, how does Wole manage to get back home to Ake?

3. How does Wole get his first look at the world outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?

4. What town is Essay from, originally?

5. What is the phrase Wole uses to describe the odor in Essay's room?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 366 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample