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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As expressed in Chapter 15, what school rule does Daodu believe is racist?
(a) The "no pockets" rule.
(b) The "no outside food" rule.
(c) The "quiet" rule.
(d) The ironic "Equal Opportunity" rule.

2. What are the caravanserai?
(a) Merchants from Isara.
(b) A group akin to the American mafia.
(c) A group of holy men.
(d) Headmasters of grammar schools.

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

4. What do the women do to symbolically strip the local chiefs of their power?
(a) They burn paper money issued by the chiefs.
(b) They break their walking staffs.
(c) They knock over a totem pole.
(d) They strip the chiefs of their scarves.

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

6. What best describes how Daodu handles problems in school?
(a) He lets the students handle their own problems.
(b) He handles problems like a sports referee.
(c) He handles his school like a military dictator.
(d) He handles school like a court of law.

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

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

9. What friend does Wole make in the church choir?
(a) Egungun.
(b) Osiki.
(c) Broda Pupa.
(d) Edun.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What is Beere's relationship to Daodu?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Wife.
(c) They are not related.
(d) Sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Broda Pupa give to Wole concerning bee stings?

2. What racist view does Beere express in Chapter 15?

3. Why is Wole disappointed when he reaches Isara in Chapter 9?

4. What happens at the end of Wee-Wee's lashing of a boy in Chapter 12?

5. According to Chapter 10, how might Wole characterize his life as a child?

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