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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the naked woman at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) She is dragged to the police station after a fierce fight.
(b) She is beaten and paraded through the streets to humiliate her.
(c) She doesn't say a word, and she is taken to the police station.
(d) She is applauded for her boldness and given an award.

3. Why does Essay hire a photographer in Chapter 11?
(a) To document the poor state of the parsonage compound.
(b) To document the wedding of a favorite former student.
(c) To photograph Essay alone and with his family, for posterity.
(d) To photograph Essay's prize rose bush.

4. What name does Mrs. Odufuwa give Wole?
(a) Egungun.
(b) Osiki.
(c) Froo Froo.
(d) Lagilagi.

5. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause Essay and the household?
(a) He mooches food from the family.
(b) He refuses to pay back a significant loan.
(c) He plays his accordion at all hours of the night.
(d) He steals the radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what is "Jonah"?

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

3. Why is Wole disappointed when he reaches Isara in Chapter 9?

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

5. Who is the only member of Wole's extended family who is angry for him wandering off in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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