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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. Who is the only member of Wole's extended family who is angry for him wandering off in Chapter 3?
(a) Essay.
(b) Tinu.
(c) Mrs. B.
(d) Wild Christian.

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 destroyed the roses on a dare from Osiki.
(c) He was getting back at Essay for beating him earlier.
(d) He thought Wild Christian needed roses for her famous stew.

3. What are ghommids?
(a) Forest creatures which hunt for children.
(b) Gifts provided to the parents of a woman of marriageable age.
(c) Mystical fruits that grant immortality.
(d) Fashionable shoes that schoolchildren wear.

4. How does Wole get his first look at the world outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?
(a) He sits with his family on their roof during a fireworks display.
(b) He is rushed to a hospital.
(c) He is hoisted onto a ladder which overlooks the compound's walls.
(d) He trespasses into the church bell tower.

5. Who lives in BishopsCourt?
(a) Female students.
(b) It is a guest house for visiting dignitaries.
(c) The cleaning staff of the compound.
(d) Male teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Osiki and Wole initially have in common?

2. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?

3. What is an "abiku?"

4. What do people call Wole's grandfather?

5. Why does Essay punish a teacher at school in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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