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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. Who or what is "Jonah"?
(a) The family home's welcome mat.
(b) The area behind Wole's house.
(c) Wole's imaginary friend.
(d) The name given to a large rock outside the church.

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

3. Why is Wole disappointed when he reaches Isara in Chapter 9?
(a) He was promised an elephant statue from a trader, but he never got it.
(b) Isara is full of rich snobs who look down upon his family.
(c) The town is provincial and unsanitary.
(d) Wole does not receive any presents from Father.

4. How do the majority of Ake's residents react to the new radio?
(a) The news causes hysteria in the town.
(b) The residents stage a series of all-night dance-a-thons.
(c) They begin to write their own radio plays.
(d) They start a collection to travel to see Milton Berle.

5. What is Wole's nickname for the new radio in Chapter 8?
(a) One with the scratchy voice.
(b) One who speaks without expecting a reply.
(c) The spirit in the box.
(d) The prophet of universal information.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What activity did Wole do every New Year?

4. What is wrong with the man whom Wole and Broda Pupa encounter in Chapter 9 upon returning from the farm?

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

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