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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) Disillusionment.
(b) Gaiety.
(c) Rage.
(d) Love.

2. What are the caravanserai?
(a) Merchants from Isara.
(b) A group akin to the American mafia.
(c) A group of holy men.
(d) Headmasters of grammar schools.

3. In Chapter 9 after a fight with a snake, what part of the snake does Broda Pupa bury?
(a) The rattle.
(b) The head.
(c) He refuses to bury the snake.
(d) The entire snake.

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 breaks his grandfather's big toe.
(c) He nearly puts an eye out with a scythe.
(d) He breaks a window playing ball.

5. What debate do Wole and Essay get into at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Whether the compound is the correct place to raise a child.
(b) Whether there is a difference between water and rain.
(c) Whether rubbing harder on the skin gets it any cleaner.
(d) Whether there is a difference between clouds and fog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause Essay and the household?

2. In Chapter 7, what does the baby return from the hospital with?

3. What "job" is Wole given at the end of Chapter 5?

4. Who visits Ake at the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. Why does Paa Adatan wear a belt of amulets?

(see the answer key)

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