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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 is the name of Wole's hometown?
(a) Isara.
(b) Ake.
(c) Saara.
(d) Ivory Coast.

2. Why is Wole mad at his Sunday School teacher at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) The teacher is forcing him to learn a Psalm verse.
(b) The teacher did not give him any juice at lunch.
(c) The teacher called him "stinky" for not bathing.
(d) The teacher called attention to his favorite rock.

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

4. What do Essay and Christian accuse the maid of in Chapter 7?
(a) Not cleaning the sleeping mat.
(b) Having sex with a young man when they were away.
(c) Stealing powdered milk.
(d) Dropping the new baby.

5. Why does Wole decide to run away from home in Chapter 6?
(a) To escape the wrath of the church leaders for stealing money.
(b) To escape a vengeful forest spirit.
(c) To prevent Wild Christian from parading him around town as punishment.
(d) Because he decided to join the circus in Isara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Wole's problem at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What name does Mrs. Odufuwa give Wole?

3. What is the name of Wole's baby sister in Chapter 7?

4. Why does Essay punish a teacher at school in Chapter 5?

5. Who is "Tinu?"

(see the answer key)

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