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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who sleeps on the communal mat in Wild Christian's room?
(a) Essay.
(b) Stray children from the village.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. B.
(d) Osiki.

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

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

5. What is the name of Wole's family servant?
(a) Wild Christian.
(b) Osiki.
(c) Nubi.
(d) Tinu.

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

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

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

9. Who or what is "Jonah"?
(a) The name given to a large rock outside the church.
(b) The area behind Wole's house.
(c) The family home's welcome mat.
(d) Wole's imaginary friend.

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

11. What is a "saara?"
(a) A blanket used in the winter months.
(b) A gathering of both boy and girl students.
(c) A feast given as an offering to spirits.
(d) A tree with sweet-tasting sap.

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) Because he decided to join the circus in Isara.
(c) To escape a vengeful forest spirit.
(d) To prevent Wild Christian from parading him around town as punishment.

13. 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 mocks Wole for being weak and cowardly.
(d) The soldier urinates in the family's outside well.

14. In Chapter 8, how does Wild Christian react to the coming of the Bote troops?
(a) She invites them to her shop, and charges them double.
(b) She invites them to her shop, and gives them steep discounts on her goods.
(c) Fearful of their reputation, she closes her shop for the day.
(d) She spits in a troop's face, and orders Paa Adatan to attack them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Paa Adatan wear a belt of amulets?

2. How did Essay get his name?

3. What is an iyan?

4. What is an "abiku?"

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

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