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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wole refuse to do in Odemo's palace that causes much commotion?
(a) Wole refuses to prostrate himself before a chief.
(b) Wole refuses to utter the Lord's Prayer.
(c) Wole refuses to shake the hand of the mayor.
(d) Wole refuses to remove his shoes.

2. What position does the Alake have?
(a) The Alake is the mayor of Ake.
(b) The Alake is principal of the grammar school.
(c) The Alake is the president of Nigeria.
(d) The Alake is the local governor.

3. What possibility drives Wole into a depression in Chapter 11?
(a) The possibility his baby sister may die.
(b) The possibility that Essay may die.
(c) The possibility that Hitler may win World War II.
(d) The possibility he will never be able to attend college.

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

5. What best describes Daodu?
(a) Unfair.
(b) Larger-than-life.
(c) Meek.
(d) Extremely handsome.

6. What are Wole's future plans for Mrs. Odufuwa?
(a) He plans to ask her to be his new mother.
(b) He plans to marry her.
(c) He plans to hit her for humiliating him.
(d) He plans to bring her to Isara.

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

8. What is the name of Wole's grammar school?
(a) Ake Femi.
(b) Daodu International.
(c) Abeokuta.
(d) Odemo.

9. What happens at the end of Wee-Wee's lashing of a boy in Chapter 12?
(a) Wee-Wee has second thoughts, and only delivers half of the lashings.
(b) The students applause Wee-Wee for his rigorous lashing.
(c) Wee-Wee is weak, and by the last lash he is exhausted.
(d) The teachers stop Wee-Wee from doing any more harm to the boy.

10. Why does Wole receive lashings in Chapter 12?
(a) For not properly cleaning the blackboards.
(b) For stealing school supplies.
(c) For sloppy grass-cutting.
(d) For stabbing a student with a pencil.

11. In Chapter 9, how does Broda Pupa get a snake out of a tree?
(a) He flings rocks at it until it drops down.
(b) He charms the snake with a flute.
(c) He shakes the tree.
(d) He runs a car into the tree.

12. What is the immediate inspiration for a march upon the Alake in Chapter 14?
(a) A "yam tax."
(b) A mother's tearful story of excessive taxation.
(c) The closing of the Government College.
(d) The rape of a women's group member.

13. Why does Beere travel to England in Chapter 13?
(a) Because a friend in need is in London.
(b) To escape arrest.
(c) To advocate for the country's needs.
(d) To see Big Ben and other landmarks.

14. Where does Sorowanke live, according to Chapter 10?
(a) Dayisi's Walk.
(b) Mr. B's house.
(c) The parking lot of a McDonald's.
(d) In a shanty town by the river.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the primary demand of the women's group when they organize a protest march?

3. What best describes how Daodu handles problems in school?

4. What form does the ghommid take when it chases Uncle Sanya in Chapter 1?

5. What is kasada?

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