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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What town is Essay from, originally?
(a) London.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Isara.
(d) Ake.
2. What advice does Broda Pupa give to Wole concerning bee stings?
(a) Bee stings can be treated with hyena dung.
(b) If attacked by a swarm of bees, run away as fast as you can.
(c) Bee stings can be treated with a warm salt bath.
(d) If attacked by a swarm of bees, drop to the ground and roll around.
3. How do the women mock the Alake at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) They speak with his nasally accent.
(b) They write mock newspaper articles.
(c) They sing songs mocking him.
(d) They wear imitations of his robe.
4. What issue is NOT discussed at Wild Christian's women's group?
(a) The drought.
(b) Sanitation.
(c) Infant mortality.
(d) Civil service.
5. In Chapter 12, why does Wee-Wee punish a boy with several dozen lashings?
(a) The boy hit a teacher.
(b) The boy stole Wole's school supplies.
(c) The boy caused unnecessary alarm by claiming there was a fire.
(d) The boy got a girl pregnant.
6. What does Wole refuse to do in Odemo's palace that causes much commotion?
(a) Wole refuses to remove his shoes.
(b) Wole refuses to shake the hand of the mayor.
(c) Wole refuses to utter the Lord's Prayer.
(d) Wole refuses to prostrate himself before a chief.
7. What is Daodu's other name?
(a) Aduni Mo.
(b) Reverend A.O. Ransome-Kuti.
(c) Alake.
(d) Da Pelumo.
8. Why does Beere travel to England in Chapter 13?
(a) Because a friend in need is in London.
(b) To see Big Ben and other landmarks.
(c) To escape arrest.
(d) To advocate for the country's needs.
9. What is one of the concerns Daodu voices about the Government College?
(a) He has heard the discipline at the college is especially harsh.
(b) He doubts they teach anything useful beyond what grammar school teaches.
(c) He doubts an organization that uses white people to teach black people.
(d) He doubts an organization that accepts only men.
10. What rite of manhood does Wole endure at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Wole is forced to sleep in a cave for four days.
(b) A hunt for a wild boar.
(c) Scarification.
(d) Wole is forced to fight several men in the village.
11. What contradiction does Wole see in Daodu?
(a) A huge man who nonetheless possesses a thin, soft voice.
(b) An educated man who nonetheless believes in corporal punishment.
(c) A man who boasts about his intelligence, but always displays stupidity.
(d) A man who preaches justice but always plays favorites.
12. How does Wild Christian respond to the mob violence in Chapter 14?
(a) Wild Christian is among the most violent instigators in the mob.
(b) Wild Christian betrays the women's group to the local police.
(c) Wild Christian doesn't believe violence is the way, and she refuses to participate.
(d) Wild Christian tries to strangle the Alake.
13. What complaint does Wole make at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) The military is taking over the country.
(b) Wole never got his chance to become an engineer.
(c) The smells of the wonderful dishes of his youth are no more.
(d) Politicians are thoroughly corrupt.
14. What inspires Kemberi to give a speech in Chapter 13?
(a) A mudslide had caused sanitation problems in the town.
(b) A woman was raped by a policeman.
(c) A young orphan died from starvation.
(d) Women were forced to pay exorbitant taxes on goods.
15. What is the "last straw" in Sorowanke's fight with local peddlers?
(a) Sorowanke steals a potion rack from a peddler.
(b) The peddlers begin to charge her exorbitant fees.
(c) The peddlers bribe the police to arrest Sorowanke.
(d) Sorowanke becomes pregnant.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Wole's grammar school?
2. Who is the permanent headmaster of Wole's grammar school?
3. How is Beere received when she returns from England?
4. Why does Sorowanke leave her home in Chapter 10?
5. Why can't Wole attend Government College when he is initially accepted?
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