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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 both forced to eat a powerful pepper plant.
(c) They are deprived of food for a week.
(d) They are expelled from school.

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. What is Wole's problem at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) He can't go to school, and wants to.
(b) The servant is bathing him in a rough fashion.
(c) His home has run out of yams.
(d) He is lost in the town of Ibara.

8. How might Wild Christian best be characterized?
(a) Quick-witted and gregarious.
(b) Stoop-shouldered and droopy-eyed.
(c) Boisterous and ill-tempered.
(d) Quiet, and thoughtful.

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

10. At the end of Chapter 8, younger brother Dipo is given what new name?
(a) Osiki.
(b) Essay.
(c) Wole Jr.
(d) Femi.

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

12. What accident does Wole suffer on his birthday in Chapter 2?
(a) His foot is broken when it is run over by an automobile tire.
(b) While playing see-saw, Wole falls and hurts his head.
(c) He gets into a fight and receives two black eyes.
(d) He nearly drowns during his beachside party.

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

14. Why is Wole ordered kicked out of sleeping in Essay's bedroom in Chapter 6?
(a) He is deemed too old.
(b) Essay goes on a long trip, and locks his door.
(c) He is punished for wrecking Essay's rose bush.
(d) He urinated in the bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are egungun?

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

4. What do Osiki and Wole initially have in common?

5. In Chapter 2, what does Wole believe about St. Peter?

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