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

2. What debate do Wole and Essay get into at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Whether there is a difference between clouds and fog.
(b) Whether there is a difference between water and rain.
(c) Whether the compound is the correct place to raise a child.
(d) Whether rubbing harder on the skin gets it any cleaner.

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

4. 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.

5. What are egungun?
(a) Mysterious ancestral spirits.
(b) Two-story houses common throughout Ake.
(c) The parsonage school's official rules of conduct.
(d) Candles used during religious ceremonies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Wole ordered kicked out of sleeping in Essay's bedroom in Chapter 6?

2. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?

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

4. In Chapter 2, what does Wole believe about St. Peter?

5. What name does Mrs. Odufuwa give Wole?

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