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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Wole sleeps with the other children in Chapter 6, what kind of nightmare does he have?
(a) He dreams snakes are attacking him.
(b) He dreams a 12-foot-tall ogre is chasing him.
(c) He dreams he is falling down a waterfall.
(d) He dreams he is in a labyrinth and cannot find a way out.

2. Upon returning to Ake at the end of Chapter 3, what is the first thing Wole says?
(a) Who are you people?
(b) Osiki ate all the yam.
(c) Where is my dog?
(d) I am hungry.

3. In Chapter 8, how does Wild Christian react to the coming of the Bote troops?
(a) She spits in a troop's face, and orders Paa Adatan to attack them.
(b) She invites them to her shop, and charges them double.
(c) Fearful of their reputation, she closes her shop for the day.
(d) She invites them to her shop, and gives them steep discounts on her goods.

4. How does Wole get his first look at the world outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?
(a) He is hoisted onto a ladder which overlooks the compound's walls.
(b) He is rushed to a hospital.
(c) He sits with his family on their roof during a fireworks display.
(d) He trespasses into the church bell tower.

5. Before Paa Adatan leaves the village in Chapter 8, what is his final act?
(a) He gives an amulet to Wole.
(b) He speaks in tongues, and then convulses in a seizure.
(c) He crushes a magical gourd with his boot.
(d) He draws a line in the sand and dares anyone in Ake to cross it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, why does Wole hide in the pantry?

2. What debate do Wole and Essay get into at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 7, what is Wole's baby sister dressed in when she is buried?

4. Why do the children make fun of "You-Mean-Mayself"?

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

(see the answer key)

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