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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the things Wole sees during his first walking tour of Ake in Chapter 3?
(a) A majestic zebra.
(b) A group of potion-makers.
(c) Girls learning to sew.
(d) The mill.

2. How does Wole react to the rite of manhood he endures in Chapter 9?
(a) It is so painful, Wole sometimes feels as if he is in a dream.
(b) Wole laughs during the process, and Father thinks he is going mad.
(c) Wole nearly dies, and is rushed to the hospital.
(d) Wole endures the pain easily, and is congratulated by Father.

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

4. When Wole sleeps with the other children in Chapter 6, what kind of nightmare does he have?
(a) He dreams he is in a labyrinth and cannot find a way out.
(b) He dreams he is falling down a waterfall.
(c) He dreams a 12-foot-tall ogre is chasing him.
(d) He dreams snakes are attacking him.

5. Why is Wole ordered kicked out of sleeping in Essay's bedroom in Chapter 6?
(a) Essay goes on a long trip, and locks his door.
(b) He is punished for wrecking Essay's rose bush.
(c) He urinated in the bed.
(d) He is deemed too old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of the first white person Wole ever sees in Chapter 3?

2. Who is Paa Adatan's stated enemy?

3. Who saves Wole from a savage beating at the end of Chapter 5?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who sleeps on the communal mat in Wild Christian's room?

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

(see the answer key)

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