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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What accident does Wole cause when looking for gifts in the rafters of his home in Chapter 5?
(a) He makes a hunting gun go off.
(b) He nearly puts an eye out with a scythe.
(c) He breaks a window playing ball.
(d) He breaks his grandfather's big toe.

2. Why does Mrs. B punish her maid in Chapter 6?
(a) The maid wet her bed.
(b) The maid stole the sugar jar.
(c) The maid did not clean the bathroom correctly.
(d) The maid was caught kissing a boy.

3. Why does Wild Christian admonish Essay at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Essay is instilling an argumentative spirit in Wole.
(b) Essay is beating Wole unnecessarily.
(c) Essay is indulging Wole too often with sweet treats.
(d) Wole is making mischief, and Essay is doing nothing to stop him.

4. 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 is angered, and has a long talk with Essay.
(d) The teacher makes use of him by having him cut the grass.

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

6. What is called "a miracle from God" at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Osiki's ability to not cause mischief during a church service.
(b) The fact that Wole did not lose an eye to a bad accident.
(c) The fact that Wole can read at one year of age.
(d) Tinu's sudden recovery from a bad fever.

7. Who is the only member of Wole's extended family who is angry for him wandering off in Chapter 3?
(a) Wild Christian.
(b) Tinu.
(c) Essay.
(d) Mrs. B.

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

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

10. What does Bukola do to get her way with her father?
(a) She fakes trances.
(b) She cries.
(c) She sits on the ground and won't budge.
(d) She punches him on his arm.

11. What "bad habit" does Wole admit to in Chapter 4?
(a) Dipping his fingers in the Wash-Hand Basin.
(b) Making a loud clucking sound with his tongue at inappropriate times.
(c) Crossing his heart for no reason when crossing the street.
(d) Sloppiness while eating a pomegranate fruit.

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

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

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

15. What is Wole's memorable experience the first time he ventures outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?
(a) He sees a naked woman bathing.
(b) He is exposed to a marching band.
(c) He is kidnapped by a homeless man.
(d) For the first time, he eats a delicious variety of pounded yam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Wole's family servant?

2. Who lives in BishopsCourt?

3. Why is Wole ordered kicked out of sleeping in Essay's bedroom in Chapter 6?

4. What is the name of Wole's baby sister in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 1, how is Uncle Sanya cured of his spirit possession?

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