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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who or what is "Jonah"?
(a) Wole's imaginary friend.
(b) The name given to a large rock outside the church.
(c) The area behind Wole's house.
(d) The family home's welcome mat.

2. What activity did Wole do every New Year?
(a) Wole attended a long church service.
(b) Wole visited a soup kitchen and volunteered.
(c) Wole visited his grandparents in Isara.
(d) Wole took a day-long walking trip around Ake.

3. What is akara?
(a) A process of application to become a holy man.
(b) A salve used to treat bee stings.
(c) Fried bean cake.
(d) A spirit of the forest.

4. Odemo is the chief of which town?
(a) Isara.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Ake.
(d) Obafemi.

5. What does Father warn Wole about in Chapter 9 about grammar school?
(a) It is very far away, and Wole will be far from his family.
(b) The older boys there will be jealous of Wole's young age.
(c) Father warns about the dangers of girls receiving education.
(d) School education is next to worthless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phrase Wole uses to describe the odor in Essay's room?

2. What is Wole's opinion of snake meat?

3. Who visits Ake at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. What is Wole's nickname for the new radio in Chapter 8?

5. Before Paa Adatan leaves the village in Chapter 8, what is his final act?

(see the answer key)

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