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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Essay make Wole promise him in Chapter 11?
(a) That Wole will always attend church.
(b) That Wole will never lie again.
(c) That Wole will travel to America.
(d) That Wole will attend college.

2. Why does Sorowanke leave her home in Chapter 10?
(a) She claims to hear a voice from God ordering her to travel.
(b) She wins the local lottery and buys a house.
(c) She is beaten by her boyfriend.
(d) Children pelt her with sticks and stones.

3. In Chapter 4, how does Wole counter the accusation that he has a fear of water?
(a) He pours a glass of water over himself.
(b) He states that he loves to be out in the rain.
(c) He tries to run away to the coast.
(d) He submerges himself in a water barrel for a minute and a half.

4. 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) The mill.
(c) A group of potion-makers.
(d) A majestic zebra.

5. What complaint does Wole make at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Wole never got his chance to become an engineer.
(b) Politicians are thoroughly corrupt.
(c) The smells of the wonderful dishes of his youth are no more.
(d) The military is taking over the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saves Wole from a savage beating at the end of Chapter 5?

2. What is the name of the market Wole travels through on the way to choir practice?

3. What is the phrase Wole uses to describe the odor in Wild Christian's room?

4. What accident does Wole suffer on his birthday in Chapter 2?

5. Who is Paa Adatan's stated enemy?

(see the answer key)

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