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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Osiki and Wole initially have in common?
(a) A love of the spoken word.
(b) They are physical neighbors.
(c) A love of good food.
(d) A fondness for Tinu.

2. What causes Wole to experience a bad eye accident in Chapter 2?
(a) A rusty nail.
(b) A pen.
(c) A javelin.
(d) A scythe.

3. What debate do Wole and Essay get into at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Whether the compound is the correct place to raise a child.
(b) Whether there is a difference between water and rain.
(c) Whether there is a difference between clouds and fog.
(d) Whether rubbing harder on the skin gets it any cleaner.

4. What do people call Wole's grandfather?
(a) Saara Joe.
(b) Pappy.
(c) Father.
(d) Mr. Iyan

5. In Chapter 7, what does the baby return from the hospital with?
(a) A cast around both feet.
(b) Two long feeding tubes inserted into her arms.
(c) A plaster cast around her torso.
(d) A miniature version of an iron lung machine.

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

7. After Paa Adatan's conflict with troops in Chapter 8, which term best describes his emotional state?
(a) Rage.
(b) Gaiety.
(c) Love.
(d) Disillusionment.

8. What is the phrase Wole uses to describe the odor in Essay's room?
(a) Leaden and noxious.
(b) Ordered mustiness.
(c) Imagination stifling.
(d) Baked-in grease.

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

10. Who is "Tinu?"
(a) Wole's older sister.
(b) Headmaster of the Grammar School.
(c) Wole's great aunt.
(d) A local mystic.

11. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?
(a) Sanya.
(b) Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti.
(c) Essay.
(d) Odemo.

12. In Chapter 7, how does Wole regard Mrs. Odufuwa?
(a) He hates Mrs. Odufuwa for her rough bathing sessions.
(b) He enjoys Mrs. Odufuwa's cooking greatly.
(c) He fears Mrs. Odufuwa, because he thinks she is a witch.
(d) He believes Mrs. Odufuwa is the most beautiful woman on earth.

13. What is NOT one of the changes Wole notices prior to his baby sister's birth?
(a) The furniture was rearranged.
(b) Essay always looking worried.
(c) The sleeping mat was moved to another room.
(d) Real milk was substituted for powdered milk.

14. What does Wole believe about the pomegranate fruit in Chapter 1?
(a) That it can cure his mother's cancer.
(b) That it is full of deadly poison.
(c) That it is inhabited by the spirit of his ancestors.
(d) That it is the apple mentioned in the Bible that tempted Adam and Eve.

15. In Chapter 4, how does Wole counter the accusation that he has a fear of water?
(a) He pours a glass of water over himself.
(b) He tries to run away to the coast.
(c) He submerges himself in a water barrel for a minute and a half.
(d) He states that he loves to be out in the rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. B punish her maid in Chapter 6?

2. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause Essay and the household?

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

4. What is the name of Wole's great uncle?

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

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