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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is NOT one of the changes Wole notices prior to his baby sister's birth?
(a) The furniture was rearranged.
(b) Real milk was substituted for powdered milk.
(c) The sleeping mat was moved to another room.
(d) Essay always looking worried.

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

4. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?
(a) Odemo.
(b) Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti.
(c) Sanya.
(d) Essay.

5. What subject dominates the radio waves in Chapter 8?
(a) World War II.
(b) A radio program called 'The Shadow.'
(c) The comedy of Jack Benny.
(d) The Nigerian fight for independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how does Wole entertain his guests during his fourth birthday party?

2. What was contained in Father's "mystery parcels" in Chapter 5?

3. When Wole sleeps with the other children in Chapter 6, what kind of nightmare does he have?

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

5. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause Essay and the household?

(see the answer key)

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