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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an iyan?
(a) A spirit child halfway between life and death.
(b) A see-saw playground toy.
(c) A pounded yam.
(d) A bothersome biting insect.

2. What advice does Broda Pupa give to Wole concerning bee stings?
(a) Bee stings can be treated with a warm salt bath.
(b) Bee stings can be treated with hyena dung.
(c) If attacked by a swarm of bees, drop to the ground and roll around.
(d) If attacked by a swarm of bees, run away as fast as you can.

3. Who visits Ake at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Ibara.
(b) Odemo.
(c) Father.
(d) A strange medicine man.

4. Why do the children make fun of "You-Mean-Mayself"?
(a) His bushy moustache.
(b) His thick accent.
(c) His bulging eyes.
(d) His great bulk.

5. What activity did Wole do every New Year?
(a) Wole visited a soup kitchen and volunteered.
(b) Wole attended a long church service.
(c) Wole visited his grandparents in Isara.
(d) Wole took a day-long walking trip around Ake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the changes Wole notices prior to his baby sister's birth?

2. In Chapter 4, why does Wole hide in the pantry?

3. Which is NOT one of the things Wole sees during his first walking tour of Ake in Chapter 3?

4. What is the teacher's reaction to young Wole coming to school uninvited at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. Why is Wole mad at his Sunday School teacher at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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