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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 do Osiki and Wole initially have in common?
(a) A fondness for Tinu.
(b) A love of the spoken word.
(c) They are physical neighbors.
(d) A love of good food.

2. What is the name of Sorowanke's boyfriend?
(a) Odemo.
(b) Osiki.
(c) Edun.
(d) Yokolu.

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

4. Which of the following best describes the temperament of the new baby in Chapter 7?
(a) Curious and intelligent.
(b) Boisterous and crying.
(c) Quiet and sickly.
(d) Endlessly hungry.

5. What do Essay and Christian accuse the maid of in Chapter 7?
(a) Stealing powdered milk.
(b) Having sex with a young man when they were away.
(c) Not cleaning the sleeping mat.
(d) Dropping the new baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Wole's family servant?

2. Why does Essay punish a teacher at school in Chapter 5?

3. What town is Essay from, originally?

4. Odemo is the chief of which town?

5. What are egungun?

(see the answer key)

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