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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the temperament of the new baby in Chapter 7?
(a) Quiet and sickly.
(b) Endlessly hungry.
(c) Boisterous and crying.
(d) Curious and intelligent.

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

3. When Wole sleeps with the other children in Chapter 6, what kind of nightmare does he have?
(a) He dreams snakes are attacking him.
(b) He dreams he is in a labyrinth and cannot find a way out.
(c) He dreams a 12-foot-tall ogre is chasing him.
(d) He dreams he is falling down a waterfall.

4. What is an iyan?
(a) A spirit child halfway between life and death.
(b) A bothersome biting insect.
(c) A see-saw playground toy.
(d) A pounded yam.

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

6. What trick does Essay play on Wole with a light bulb in Chapter 8?
(a) Essay installs the light bulb in Wole's room, so he can't sleep.
(b) Essay gets Wole to believe it is a spirit trapped in a bottle.
(c) When Wole breaks the light bulb, Essay pretends the light bulb cost hundreds of dollars.
(d) Essay pretends it takes a magical spell to turn the light on.

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

8. What are egungun?
(a) The parsonage school's official rules of conduct.
(b) Candles used during religious ceremonies.
(c) Mysterious ancestral spirits.
(d) Two-story houses common throughout Ake.

9. In Chapter 1, what punishment is given to young Wild Christian and Sanya for trespassing into the woods?
(a) They are both forced to eat a powerful pepper plant.
(b) They are given half a dozen lashes apiece.
(c) They are expelled from school.
(d) They are deprived of food for a week.

10. What is an "oro"?
(a) A nature spirit.
(b) A type of Nigerian currency.
(c) A tribal tattoo.
(d) A flat shoe.

11. What do people call Wole's grandfather?
(a) Mr. Iyan
(b) Saara Joe.
(c) Pappy.
(d) Father.

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the popularly-held belief about the Bote troops?

2. What is the occupation of the first white person Wole ever sees in Chapter 3?

3. After Paa Adatan's conflict with troops in Chapter 8, which term best describes his emotional state?

4. How might Wild Christian best be characterized?

5. How does Wole get his first look at the world outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?

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