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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 stung countless times by bees.
(b) The man had been murdered, and has a dagger sticking out from his chest.
(c) The man has terrible stomach pains.
(d) The man is running from a murderous gang.

3. What issue is NOT discussed at Wild Christian's women's group?
(a) Infant mortality.
(b) Sanitation.
(c) The drought.
(d) Civil service.

4. How is Beere received when she returns from England?
(a) She is given a hero's welcome.
(b) She is given an award from the local governor.
(c) She is reviled, and fruit is thrown at her.
(d) The return happens without incident.

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

6. Why can't Wole attend Government College when he is initially accepted?
(a) The area around the Government College became a contested zone during World War II.
(b) He must tend to a sick Essay.
(c) Wild Christian needs help at her shop.
(d) He does not get a scholarship.

7. Who does the Alake summon to his residence in response to the women's protest?
(a) The British military.
(b) Essay.
(c) His spiritual adviser.
(d) Local chiefs.

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

9. At the end of Chapter 7, why does Wild Christian pray for Wole?
(a) She prays he will get a college education.
(b) She prays he will be rich some day.
(c) She prays that he is not possessed by the Devil.
(d) She prays for his health.

10. At the end of Chapter 10, what is the status of Sorowanke?
(a) She becomes the owner of a successful coconut cake shop.
(b) She is driven from the town and forgotten.
(c) She is driven from the town, but the city elders record her tale for posterity.
(d) She settles down and raises a family.

11. What does Wole consider his "sanctuary" in Chapter 9 while staying in Isara?
(a) Father's mud-house.
(b) The market district.
(c) The central fountain.
(d) An abandoned bomb shelter.

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

13. What is akara?
(a) A process of application to become a holy man.
(b) Fried bean cake.
(c) A salve used to treat bee stings.
(d) A spirit of the forest.

14. In Chapter 12, why does Wee-Wee punish a boy with several dozen lashings?
(a) The boy got a girl pregnant.
(b) The boy hit a teacher.
(c) The boy stole Wole's school supplies.
(d) The boy caused unnecessary alarm by claiming there was a fire.

15. What secret promise does Beere make with Wole at the end of the book?
(a) Beere will send Wole packages of his favorite food -- pounded yams.
(b) Beere will get Wole shoes.
(c) Beere will send Wole additional money.
(d) Beere will continue to give Wole news about the protest movement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the women mock the Alake at the beginning of Chapter 15?

3. How does the women's protest end?

4. Where did Wee-Wee get his nickname?

5. As expressed in Chapter 15, what school rule does Daodu believe is racist?

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