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

2. In Chapter 3, how does Wole manage to get back home to Ake?
(a) He is carried in the arms of a police officer.
(b) He is taken by train.
(c) He is taken by boat.
(d) He is taken on the handlebars of a bike.

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

4. In Chapter 2, what does Wole believe about St. Peter?
(a) St. Peter is the source of his constant hunger.
(b) St. Peter is an ancestral spirit that can be conversed with.
(c) St. Peter lives on Wole's roof and is always spying on him.
(d) St. Peter is responsible for the beautiful music he hears every morning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what punishment is given to young Wild Christian and Sanya for trespassing into the woods?

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

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

4. What is the occupation of the first white person Wole ever sees in Chapter 3?

5. What is an iyan?

(see the answer key)

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