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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 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 makes use of him by having him cut the grass.
(c) The teacher is so amused, Wole is asked to teach the day's lesson.
(d) The teacher is angered, and has a long talk with Essay.

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

3. In Chapter 2, how does Wole entertain his guests during his fourth birthday party?
(a) Staging a swordfight with branches as swords.
(b) Building a small house from strips of wood.
(c) Playing tag.
(d) Singing.

4. How does Wole get his first look at the world outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?
(a) He is hoisted onto a ladder which overlooks the compound's walls.
(b) He sits with his family on their roof during a fireworks display.
(c) He trespasses into the church bell tower.
(d) He is rushed to a hospital.

5. Wole begins the narrative starting when he was what age?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an "abiku?"

2. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?

3. Why does Wild Christian scold Wole during his birthday party in Chapter 2?

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

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

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