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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. Why does Wild Christian scold Wole during his birthday party in Chapter 2?
(a) Wole brought a rabbit home.
(b) Wole did not tell her he was planning a party with so many guests.
(c) Wole's singing was too loud and off key.
(d) Wole got pomegranate juice all over the floor and table.

2. In Chapter 1, what punishment is given to young Wild Christian and Sanya for trespassing into the woods?
(a) They are given half a dozen lashes apiece.
(b) They are deprived of food for a week.
(c) They are both forced to eat a powerful pepper plant.
(d) They are expelled from school.

3. What is Wole's memorable experience the first time he ventures outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?
(a) He is kidnapped by a homeless man.
(b) For the first time, he eats a delicious variety of pounded yam.
(c) He sees a naked woman bathing.
(d) He is exposed to a marching band.

4. How did Essay get his name?
(a) "Essay" is an onomatopoeia for the sound a snake makes, and Essay is mistrusted like a snake.
(b) His real initials are S.A., and Essay is a soundalike name.
(c) He is a masterful writer.
(d) Essay calls everyone by the familiar "Ese."

5. Who is "Tinu?"
(a) Wole's older sister.
(b) A local mystic.
(c) Headmaster of the Grammar School.
(d) Wole's great aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an iyan?

2. What is the name of Wole's great uncle?

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

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

5. Wole begins the narrative starting when he was what age?

(see the answer key)

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