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

2. What is the name of Wole's great uncle?
(a) Paa Adatan.
(b) Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti.
(c) Essay.
(d) Pa Delumo.

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

4. What causes Wole to experience a bad eye accident in Chapter 2?
(a) A scythe.
(b) A javelin.
(c) A pen.
(d) A rusty nail.

5. What accident does Wole suffer on his birthday in Chapter 2?
(a) He gets into a fight and receives two black eyes.
(b) While playing see-saw, Wole falls and hurts his head.
(c) His foot is broken when it is run over by an automobile tire.
(d) He nearly drowns during his beachside party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an iyan?

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

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

4. How did Essay get his name?

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

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