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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the occupation of the first white person Wole ever sees in Chapter 3?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Potion-maker.
(d) Police officer.

2. Why does Wole decide to run away from home in Chapter 6?
(a) Because he decided to join the circus in Isara.
(b) To escape a vengeful forest spirit.
(c) To prevent Wild Christian from parading him around town as punishment.
(d) To escape the wrath of the church leaders for stealing money.

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what is Wole jealous of concerning Tinu?
(a) That she has shoes, and he does not.
(b) That she can split a pomegranate, and he can not.
(c) That she goes to school, and that he is too young to go.
(d) That she gets the choicest morsels of bread, and he is stuck with hard crust.

5. What is an "abiku?"
(a) A fearsome goat-demon said to haunt farmers.
(b) A light breeze said to be an omen of luck and good fortune.
(c) A spirit child halfway between the dead and living.
(d) A pejorative term for someone who gossips.

6. In Chapter 8, who frees Paa Adatan after he is captured?
(a) Uncle Dipo.
(b) Wole.
(c) Wild Christian.
(d) Mr. B.

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

8. What do Essay and Christian accuse the maid of in Chapter 7?
(a) Having sex with a young man when they were away.
(b) Not cleaning the sleeping mat.
(c) Dropping the new baby.
(d) Stealing powdered milk.

9. Which is NOT a name given to the master of Wole's parsonage compound?
(a) Reverend.
(b) Pa Delumo.
(c) Wild Man.
(d) Canon.

10. What name does Mrs. Odufuwa give Wole?
(a) Osiki.
(b) Lagilagi.
(c) Egungun.
(d) Froo Froo.

11. In Chapter 1, what punishment is given to young Wild Christian and Sanya for trespassing into the woods?
(a) They are given half a dozen lashes apiece.
(b) They are deprived of food for a week.
(c) They are both forced to eat a powerful pepper plant.
(d) They are expelled from school.

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

13. What is the name of Wole's baby sister in Chapter 7?
(a) Tinu.
(b) Folasade.
(c) Wild Christian.
(d) Atiki.

14. Before Paa Adatan leaves the village in Chapter 8, what is his final act?
(a) He gives an amulet to Wole.
(b) He speaks in tongues, and then convulses in a seizure.
(c) He draws a line in the sand and dares anyone in Ake to cross it.
(d) He crushes a magical gourd with his boot.

15. What sin does Wole describe committing in Chapter 6?
(a) Lying about cutting the grass of the parsonage compound.
(b) Tricking his sister into thinking a ghost is haunting her.
(c) Taking money from the collection plate during church service.
(d) Eating spoonfuls of powdered milk without permission.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an "oro"?

2. Who does Wole initially believe the drunken soldier in Chapter 8 to be?

3. How does Wole get his first look at the world outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Wild Christian scold Wole during his birthday party in Chapter 2?

5. What subject dominates the radio waves in Chapter 8?

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