Aké: The Years of Childhood Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Aké: The Years of Childhood Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Odemo is the chief of which town?
(a) Obafemi.
(b) Isara.
(c) Ake.
(d) Lagos.

2. In Chapter 14, how does Wild Christian come to the aid of a local chief?
(a) She gives him money after his belt pouch was stolen.
(b) She testifies in his defense at trial.
(c) She helps him to read a letter from the British government.
(d) She hides him so he is not beaten by the mob.

3. What rite of manhood does Wole endure at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) A hunt for a wild boar.
(b) Scarification.
(c) Wole is forced to fight several men in the village.
(d) Wole is forced to sleep in a cave for four days.

4. Who visits Ake at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Ibara.
(b) Odemo.
(c) Father.
(d) A strange medicine man.

5. What is ogiri?
(a) A swear word.
(b) Coconut cake.
(c) Street orphans.
(d) A type of cheese product.

6. Why does Essay hire a photographer in Chapter 11?
(a) To document the poor state of the parsonage compound.
(b) To photograph Essay's prize rose bush.
(c) To photograph Essay alone and with his family, for posterity.
(d) To document the wedding of a favorite former student.

7. Why does Paa Adatan feel he is the victim of racism?
(a) He is paid substantially less than an equivalent white man.
(b) The "no pockets" rule he is subject to is racist.
(c) He believes he is not given a gun because white men do not trust black men.
(d) He wishes to kill Hitler, but feels the white man is preventing him from doing so.

8. What best characterizes Wee-Wee's handling of the grammar school?
(a) Lenient.
(b) Corrupt.
(c) Admirable.
(d) Uncertain.

9. How does Wole react to the rite of manhood he endures in Chapter 9?
(a) It is so painful, Wole sometimes feels as if he is in a dream.
(b) Wole laughs during the process, and Father thinks he is going mad.
(c) Wole endures the pain easily, and is congratulated by Father.
(d) Wole nearly dies, and is rushed to the hospital.

10. What is the name of the market Wole travels through on the way to choir practice?
(a) Ogiri.
(b) Ibarapa.
(c) Kasada.
(d) Egungun.

11. How does the Alake respond initially to the women's group demands?
(a) He immediately resigns.
(b) He is outraged.
(c) He gives in to the demands.
(d) He is calm and measured.

12. What is wrong with the man whom Wole and Broda Pupa encounter in Chapter 9 upon returning from the farm?
(a) The man had been murdered, and has a dagger sticking out from his chest.
(b) The man is running from a murderous gang.
(c) The man had been stung countless times by bees.
(d) The man has terrible stomach pains.

13. What is unusual about the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Wole writes from the perspective of Wild Christian.
(b) Wole speaks in rhyme.
(c) Wole begins speaking directly to an unnamed friend.
(d) Wole breaks from his childhood narrative to speak about the present-day.

14. What advice does Broda Pupa give to Wole concerning bee stings?
(a) Bee stings can be treated with a warm salt bath.
(b) Bee stings can be treated with hyena dung.
(c) If attacked by a swarm of bees, run away as fast as you can.
(d) If attacked by a swarm of bees, drop to the ground and roll around.

15. What does the derogatory term "agb'eyin-to" refer to?
(a) Traitors.
(b) Women.
(c) White men.
(d) Westernized Africans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is tinko?

2. What best describes the spiritual beliefs of young Wole?

3. What friend does Wole make in the church choir?

4. What does Wole consider his "sanctuary" in Chapter 9 while staying in Isara?

5. In Chapter 9 after a fight with a snake, what part of the snake does Broda Pupa bury?

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