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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is an "oro"?
(a) A tribal tattoo.
(b) A type of Nigerian currency.
(c) A nature spirit.
(d) A flat shoe.
2. Which of the following best describes the temperament of the new baby in Chapter 7?
(a) Curious and intelligent.
(b) Quiet and sickly.
(c) Endlessly hungry.
(d) Boisterous and crying.
3. Why does Wild Christian scold Wole during his birthday party in Chapter 2?
(a) Wole brought a rabbit home.
(b) Wole got pomegranate juice all over the floor and table.
(c) Wole's singing was too loud and off key.
(d) Wole did not tell her he was planning a party with so many guests.
4. What are ghommids?
(a) Gifts provided to the parents of a woman of marriageable age.
(b) Fashionable shoes that schoolchildren wear.
(c) Forest creatures which hunt for children.
(d) Mystical fruits that grant immortality.
5. What "job" is Wole given at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Wole is given responsibility for tending the backyard roses.
(b) Wole is given responsibility for distributing an underground newspaper.
(c) Wole is asked to keep an eye on mischievous Osiki.
(d) Wole is put in charge of making sure no sugar is missing from the sugar jar.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which is NOT a name given to the master of Wole's parsonage compound?
2. What is the name of Wole's great uncle?
3. In Chapter 8, who frees Paa Adatan after he is captured?
4. What trick does Essay play on Wole with a light bulb in Chapter 8?
5. Which is NOT one of the things Wole sees during his first walking tour of Ake in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What method of child punishment does Wole describe in Chapter 6?
2. Explain the origin of the nickname "Lagilagi." What happens when the family doubts Wole is worthy of such a nickname?
3. How is Wild Christian and Uncle Sanya's trouble with a ghommid resolved?
4. Describe the incident in which Paa Adatan confronts Bote troops.
5. Describe Chapter 1's account of who Essay is.
6. What dangerous accident does Wole cause in Chapter 5 while looking for presents? What is Wole's reaction?
7. Describe the family's reaction when Wole returns home from his journey through Ake in Chapter 3.
8. What two new inventions is Wole exposed to at the top of Chapter 8?
9. Describe the death of Wole's baby sister in Chapter 7. How does Wole react to the death?
10. What bad habit does Wole admit to in Chapter 4, and how is he cured of it?
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