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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is "Tinu?"
(a) Wole's older sister.
(b) Wole's great aunt.
(c) Headmaster of the Grammar School.
(d) A local mystic.
2. In Chapter 2, what does Wole believe about St. Peter?
(a) St. Peter lives on Wole's roof and is always spying on him.
(b) St. Peter is an ancestral spirit that can be conversed with.
(c) St. Peter is the source of his constant hunger.
(d) St. Peter is responsible for the beautiful music he hears every morning.
3. In Chapter 1, how is Uncle Sanya cured of his spirit possession?
(a) The offending spirits are given food to placate them.
(b) Uncle Sanya is drained of a pint of blood.
(c) Uncle Sanya is confined in a hut for 2 months.
(d) Uncle Sanya is taken to a high mountain, where the spirits cannot reach.
4. What "job" is Wole given at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Wole is given responsibility for distributing an underground newspaper.
(b) Wole is given responsibility for tending the backyard roses.
(c) Wole is put in charge of making sure no sugar is missing from the sugar jar.
(d) Wole is asked to keep an eye on mischievous Osiki.
5. What are ghommids?
(a) Fashionable shoes that schoolchildren wear.
(b) Mystical fruits that grant immortality.
(c) Forest creatures which hunt for children.
(d) Gifts provided to the parents of a woman of marriageable age.
6. 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 is hoisted onto a ladder which overlooks the compound's walls.
(c) He sits with his family on their roof during a fireworks display.
(d) He is rushed to a hospital.
7. 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) The fact that Wole can read at one year of age.
(d) Tinu's sudden recovery from a bad fever.
8. What do Osiki and Wole initially have in common?
(a) A fondness for Tinu.
(b) A love of good food.
(c) They are physical neighbors.
(d) A love of the spoken word.
9. In Chapter 7, what is Wole's baby sister dressed in when she is buried?
(a) Many pieces of jewelry.
(b) A dress made of scraps of cloth from the villagers.
(c) A white dress.
(d) She is buried without clothes.
10. How might Wild Christian best be characterized?
(a) Quick-witted and gregarious.
(b) Quiet, and thoughtful.
(c) Stoop-shouldered and droopy-eyed.
(d) Boisterous and ill-tempered.
11. What activity did Wole do every New Year?
(a) Wole took a day-long walking trip around Ake.
(b) Wole visited his grandparents in Isara.
(c) Wole visited a soup kitchen and volunteered.
(d) Wole attended a long church service.
12. What is the name of Wole's great uncle?
(a) Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti.
(b) Paa Adatan.
(c) Pa Delumo.
(d) Essay.
13. In Chapter 2, how does Wole entertain his guests during his fourth birthday party?
(a) Building a small house from strips of wood.
(b) Playing tag.
(c) Staging a swordfight with branches as swords.
(d) Singing.
14. Why does Mrs. B punish her maid in Chapter 6?
(a) The maid stole the sugar jar.
(b) The maid was caught kissing a boy.
(c) The maid wet her bed.
(d) The maid did not clean the bathroom correctly.
15. What is the occupation of the first white person Wole ever sees in Chapter 3?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Potion-maker.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Tailor.
Short Answer Questions
1. What trick does Essay play on Wole with a light bulb in Chapter 8?
2. What is the popularly-held belief about the Bote troops?
3. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what is Wole jealous of concerning Tinu?
4. Why does Wild Christian admonish Essay at the beginning of Chapter 4?
5. What does "Mr. B" do for a living?
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