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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Wild Christian admonish Essay at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Essay is instilling an argumentative spirit in Wole.
(b) Wole is making mischief, and Essay is doing nothing to stop him.
(c) Essay is beating Wole unnecessarily.
(d) Essay is indulging Wole too often with sweet treats.

3. What is an "abiku?"
(a) A fearsome goat-demon said to haunt farmers.
(b) A light breeze said to be an omen of luck and good fortune.
(c) A spirit child halfway between the dead and living.
(d) A pejorative term for someone who gossips.

4. Who saves Wole from a savage beating at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Wild Christian.
(b) Tinu.
(c) Mr. B.
(d) Essay.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How might Wild Christian best be characterized?

2. What debate do Wole and Essay get into at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?

4. Which is NOT one of the things Wole sees during his first walking tour of Ake in Chapter 3?

5. Upon returning to Ake at the end of Chapter 3, what is the first thing Wole says?

(see the answer key)

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