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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Mr. B" do for a living?
(a) He teaches astronomy.
(b) He sells books.
(c) He is a merchant of jewelry.
(d) He mends fences.

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

3. Who defeats Paa Adatan in Chapter 8?
(a) A dozen townspeople.
(b) Bote troops.
(c) Essay.
(d) Wole and his cousin.

4. In Chapter 4, why does Wole hide in the pantry?
(a) Essay wants to hear him sing, and Wole does not want to sing.
(b) So St. Peter cannot spy on him from the roof.
(c) Wild Christian wants him to help her shop in town.
(d) Wild Christian wants to give him a sour-tasting medicine.

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

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

7. Who lives in BishopsCourt?
(a) It is a guest house for visiting dignitaries.
(b) Female students.
(c) Male teachers.
(d) The cleaning staff of the compound.

8. What is the teacher's reaction to young Wole coming to school uninvited at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The teacher says Wole is welcome anytime.
(b) The teacher is so amused, Wole is asked to teach the day's lesson.
(c) The teacher makes use of him by having him cut the grass.
(d) The teacher is angered, and has a long talk with Essay.

9. Why does Wole believe Mr. B spends so much time at Wole's family's house?
(a) Mr. B loves to listen to their radio.
(b) Mr. B tires of his daughter.
(c) Mr. B loves to eat their food.
(d) Mr. B is afraid of being caught by the police at his own home.

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

11. What is the phrase Wole uses to describe the odor in Wild Christian's room?
(a) Hot, humid, and sticky.
(b) Given to change like a chameleon.
(c) A riot of smells.
(d) Sweet and airy like a cake.

12. What is the name of Wole's hometown?
(a) Ake.
(b) Isara.
(c) Ivory Coast.
(d) Saara.

13. What activity did Wole do every New Year?
(a) Wole visited a soup kitchen and volunteered.
(b) Wole attended a long church service.
(c) Wole visited his grandparents in Isara.
(d) Wole took a day-long walking trip around Ake.

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

15. What action taken by the drunken soldier in Chapter 8 enrages Wole?
(a) The soldier cusses at Wild Christian.
(b) The soldier damages Essay's rose bush.
(c) The soldier urinates in the family's outside well.
(d) The soldier mocks Wole for being weak and cowardly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was contained in Father's "mystery parcels" in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 4, how does Wole counter the accusation that he has a fear of water?

3. What do people call Wole's grandfather?

4. Who is "Tinu?"

5. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?

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