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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Wole refuse to do in Odemo's palace that causes much commotion?
(a) Wole refuses to shake the hand of the mayor.
(b) Wole refuses to utter the Lord's Prayer.
(c) Wole refuses to remove his shoes.
(d) Wole refuses to prostrate himself before a chief.

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

4. What unfortunate event happens during the first week of Wole's grammar school education?
(a) He is cut with a scythe.
(b) Several school supplies are stolen by a bully.
(c) He gets a detention for tardiness.
(d) His baby sister dies.

5. What is the name of Wole's hometown?
(a) Ivory Coast.
(b) Isara.
(c) Ake.
(d) Saara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wole destroy the family's roses at the end of Chapter 5?

2. What is the occupation of Broda Pupa?

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

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

5. What is called "a miracle from God" at the end of Chapter 2?

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