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

2. What does "Mr. B" do for a living?
(a) He is a merchant of jewelry.
(b) He sells books.
(c) He mends fences.
(d) He teaches astronomy.

3. How do the majority of Ake's residents react to the new radio?
(a) The news causes hysteria in the town.
(b) They start a collection to travel to see Milton Berle.
(c) They begin to write their own radio plays.
(d) The residents stage a series of all-night dance-a-thons.

4. What is a "saara?"
(a) A blanket used in the winter months.
(b) A feast given as an offering to spirits.
(c) A gathering of both boy and girl students.
(d) A tree with sweet-tasting sap.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Wole's hometown?

3. Who is the only member of Wole's extended family who is angry for him wandering off in Chapter 3?

4. What is Wole's memorable experience the first time he ventures outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?

5. What do Osiki and Wole initially have in common?

(see the answer key)

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