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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sin does Wole describe committing in Chapter 6?
(a) Lying about cutting the grass of the parsonage compound.
(b) Taking money from the collection plate during church service.
(c) Tricking his sister into thinking a ghost is haunting her.
(d) Eating spoonfuls of powdered milk without permission.

2. In Chapter 4, why does Wole hide in the pantry?
(a) Wild Christian wants to give him a sour-tasting medicine.
(b) So St. Peter cannot spy on him from the roof.
(c) Essay wants to hear him sing, and Wole does not want to sing.
(d) Wild Christian wants him to help her shop in town.

3. Which is NOT one of the things a punished child is subject to, according to Wole in Chapter 6?
(a) The child is whipped.
(b) The child is made to dance to look foolish.
(c) The child is paraded around town.
(d) The child is deprived of food until near starvation.

4. What is the occupation of the first white person Wole ever sees in Chapter 3?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Potion-maker.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Tailor.

5. What is Wole's problem at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) He can't go to school, and wants to.
(b) He is lost in the town of Ibara.
(c) The servant is bathing him in a rough fashion.
(d) His home has run out of yams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an iyan?

2. Why does Wole destroy the family's roses at the end of Chapter 5?

3. What is the phrase Wole uses to describe the odor in Wild Christian's room?

4. What is the phrase Wole uses to describe the odor in Essay's room?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what is Wole jealous of concerning Tinu?

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