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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. In Chapter 1, how is Uncle Sanya cured of his spirit possession?
(a) Uncle Sanya is drained of a pint of blood.
(b) Uncle Sanya is taken to a high mountain, where the spirits cannot reach.
(c) The offending spirits are given food to placate them.
(d) Uncle Sanya is confined in a hut for 2 months.

2. What are ghommids?
(a) Fashionable shoes that schoolchildren wear.
(b) Gifts provided to the parents of a woman of marriageable age.
(c) Mystical fruits that grant immortality.
(d) Forest creatures which hunt for children.

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

4. Who lives in BishopsCourt?
(a) The cleaning staff of the compound.
(b) Male teachers.
(c) Female students.
(d) It is a guest house for visiting dignitaries.

5. 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 expelled from school.
(c) They are deprived of food for a week.
(d) They are both forced to eat a powerful pepper plant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, how does Wole entertain his guests during his fourth birthday party?

3. What is called "a miracle from God" at the end of Chapter 2?

4. What is a "saara?"

5. What causes Wole to experience a bad eye accident in Chapter 2?

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