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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) Headmaster of the Grammar School.
(b) Wole's older sister.
(c) A local mystic.
(d) Wole's great aunt.

2. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?
(a) Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti.
(b) Essay.
(c) Sanya.
(d) Odemo.

3. What is the teacher's reaction to young Wole coming to school uninvited at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The teacher says Wole is welcome anytime.
(b) The teacher is so amused, Wole is asked to teach the day's lesson.
(c) The teacher makes use of him by having him cut the grass.
(d) The teacher is angered, and has a long talk with Essay.

4. What does "Mr. B" do for a living?
(a) He teaches astronomy.
(b) He mends fences.
(c) He is a merchant of jewelry.
(d) He sells books.

5. 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) He is exposed to a marching band.
(c) For the first time, he eats a delicious variety of pounded yam.
(d) He sees a naked woman bathing.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is an iyan?

5. In Chapter 3, how does Wole manage to get back home to Ake?

(see the answer key)

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