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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 are egungun?
(a) Two-story houses common throughout Ake.
(b) Candles used during religious ceremonies.
(c) Mysterious ancestral spirits.
(d) The parsonage school's official rules of conduct.

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

3. What is Wole's problem at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) He is lost in the town of Ibara.
(b) The servant is bathing him in a rough fashion.
(c) His home has run out of yams.
(d) He can't go to school, and wants to.

4. What is the name of Wole's family servant?
(a) Tinu.
(b) Wild Christian.
(c) Osiki.
(d) Nubi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wole believe Mr. B spends so much time at Wole's family's house?

2. How might Wild Christian best be characterized?

3. What is called "a miracle from God" at the end of Chapter 2?

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

5. What debate do Wole and Essay get into at the beginning of Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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