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

2. What accident does Wole cause when looking for gifts in the rafters of his home in Chapter 5?
(a) He breaks a window playing ball.
(b) He nearly puts an eye out with a scythe.
(c) He makes a hunting gun go off.
(d) He breaks his grandfather's big toe.

3. What is kasada?
(a) Wole's dismissive term for all Western influences.
(b) A large, fleshy melon.
(c) Coconut cake.
(d) Crayfish stew.

4. Who is the only member of Wole's extended family who is angry for him wandering off in Chapter 3?
(a) Mrs. B.
(b) Wild Christian.
(c) Essay.
(d) Tinu.

5. In Chapter 1, how is Uncle Sanya cured of his spirit possession?
(a) Uncle Sanya is taken to a high mountain, where the spirits cannot reach.
(b) Uncle Sanya is confined in a hut for 2 months.
(c) The offending spirits are given food to placate them.
(d) Uncle Sanya is drained of a pint of blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, why does Wole hide in the pantry?

2. What is an "oro"?

3. How did Essay get his name?

4. Why does Wild Christian admonish Essay at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. What is the name of Wole's grammar school?

(see the answer key)

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