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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 an "oro"?
(a) A nature spirit.
(b) A tribal tattoo.
(c) A flat shoe.
(d) A type of Nigerian currency.

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

3. In Chapter 3, how does Wole manage to get back home to Ake?
(a) He is carried in the arms of a police officer.
(b) He is taken by boat.
(c) He is taken by train.
(d) He is taken on the handlebars of a bike.

4. What do Osiki and Wole initially have in common?
(a) They are physical neighbors.
(b) A fondness for Tinu.
(c) A love of good food.
(d) A love of the spoken word.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what is Wole jealous of concerning Tinu?

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

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

4. Who or what is "Jonah"?

5. What are ghommids?

(see the answer key)

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