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

2. At the end of Chapter 10, what is the status of Sorowanke?
(a) She settles down and raises a family.
(b) She becomes the owner of a successful coconut cake shop.
(c) She is driven from the town, but the city elders record her tale for posterity.
(d) She is driven from the town and forgotten.

3. Where did Wee-Wee get his nickname?
(a) From his small stature.
(b) From his rambling speech patterns.
(c) From his spendthrift ways.
(d) From his hen-like gait.

4. What is an "oro"?
(a) A flat shoe.
(b) A tribal tattoo.
(c) A type of Nigerian currency.
(d) A nature spirit.

5. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause Essay and the household?
(a) He refuses to pay back a significant loan.
(b) He mooches food from the family.
(c) He plays his accordion at all hours of the night.
(d) He steals the radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how does Wole manage to get back home to Ake?

2. What accident does Wole suffer on his birthday in Chapter 2?

3. What "bad habit" does Wole admit to in Chapter 4?

4. What name does Mrs. Odufuwa give Wole?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what is Wole jealous of concerning Tinu?

(see the answer key)

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