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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an iyan?
(a) A pounded yam.
(b) A bothersome biting insect.
(c) A see-saw playground toy.
(d) A spirit child halfway between life and death.

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

3. What is called "a miracle from God" at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) The fact that Wole did not lose an eye to a bad accident.
(b) The fact that Wole can read at one year of age.
(c) Tinu's sudden recovery from a bad fever.
(d) Osiki's ability to not cause mischief during a church service.

4. What is a "saara?"
(a) A blanket used in the winter months.
(b) A feast given as an offering to spirits.
(c) A tree with sweet-tasting sap.
(d) A gathering of both boy and girl students.

5. Wole begins the narrative starting when he was what age?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the teacher's reaction to young Wole coming to school uninvited at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?

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

4. What do Osiki and Wole initially have in common?

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

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