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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sorowanke live, according to Chapter 10?
(a) Mr. B's house.
(b) Dayisi's Walk.
(c) In a shanty town by the river.
(d) The parking lot of a McDonald's.

2. In Chapter 14, what unites the unions being created across Africa?
(a) A call for the end to the white man's rule.
(b) A call for higher education standards.
(c) All the unions are created and run by women.
(d) A central leadership group called the African Committee.

3. How does Wole get his first look at the world outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?
(a) He is hoisted onto a ladder which overlooks the compound's walls.
(b) He sits with his family on their roof during a fireworks display.
(c) He trespasses into the church bell tower.
(d) He is rushed to a hospital.

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

5. Which is NOT one of the things Wole sees during his first walking tour of Ake in Chapter 3?
(a) A group of potion-makers.
(b) Girls learning to sew.
(c) The mill.
(d) A majestic zebra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father warn Wole about in Chapter 9 about grammar school?

2. What is the popularly-held belief about the Bote troops?

3. What does Wole think about the Westernizing of his culture?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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