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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 complaint does Wole make at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Politicians are thoroughly corrupt.
(b) Wole never got his chance to become an engineer.
(c) The smells of the wonderful dishes of his youth are no more.
(d) The military is taking over the country.

2. What was contained in Father's "mystery parcels" in Chapter 5?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Musical scores.
(c) Smoked meats.
(d) Nothing.

3. Who saves Wole from a savage beating at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Essay.
(b) Wild Christian.
(c) Mr. B.
(d) Tinu.

4. What debate do Wole and Essay get into at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Whether the compound is the correct place to raise a child.
(b) Whether there is a difference between water and rain.
(c) Whether there is a difference between clouds and fog.
(d) Whether rubbing harder on the skin gets it any cleaner.

5. Why does Essay punish a teacher at school in Chapter 5?
(a) The teacher physically punished a child too severely.
(b) The teacher flirted with Wild Christian.
(c) The teacher came to school drunk.
(d) The teacher cut Essay's roses without Essay's permission.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Wole believe Mr. B spends so much time at Wole's family's house?

3. What is unusual about the beginning of Chapter 10?

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

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

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