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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Wole's memorable experience the first time he ventures outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?

2. Upon returning to Ake at the end of Chapter 3, what is the first thing Wole says?

3. What is an iyan?

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

5. What causes Wole to experience a bad eye accident in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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