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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Wole's great uncle?
(a) Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti.
(b) Paa Adatan.
(c) Essay.
(d) Pa Delumo.

2. Why does Wole destroy the family's roses at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Waving a vegetable stalk, he imagined a swordfight, and got carried away.
(b) He thought Wild Christian needed roses for her famous stew.
(c) He was getting back at Essay for beating him earlier.
(d) He destroyed the roses on a dare from Osiki.

3. In Chapter 4, why does Wole hide in the pantry?
(a) So St. Peter cannot spy on him from the roof.
(b) Essay wants to hear him sing, and Wole does not want to sing.
(c) Wild Christian wants him to help her shop in town.
(d) Wild Christian wants to give him a sour-tasting medicine.

4. Who saves Wole from a savage beating at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Essay.
(b) Mr. B.
(c) Tinu.
(d) Wild Christian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wole believe about the pomegranate fruit in Chapter 1?

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

3. What is Wole's problem at the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

5. What is the name of Wole's family servant?

(see the answer key)

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