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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. How did Essay get his name?
(a) Essay calls everyone by the familiar "Ese."
(b) He is a masterful writer.
(c) "Essay" is an onomatopoeia for the sound a snake makes, and Essay is mistrusted like a snake.
(d) His real initials are S.A., and Essay is a soundalike name.

2. In Chapter 2, what does Wole believe about St. Peter?
(a) St. Peter is responsible for the beautiful music he hears every morning.
(b) St. Peter lives on Wole's roof and is always spying on him.
(c) St. Peter is an ancestral spirit that can be conversed with.
(d) St. Peter is the source of his constant hunger.

3. Which of the following best describes the temperament of the new baby in Chapter 7?
(a) Curious and intelligent.
(b) Quiet and sickly.
(c) Boisterous and crying.
(d) Endlessly hungry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in BishopsCourt?

2. In Chapter 7, how does Wole regard Mrs. Odufuwa?

3. What name does Mrs. Odufuwa give Wole?

4. How might Wild Christian best be characterized?

5. What is the teacher's reaction to young Wole coming to school uninvited at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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