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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. Why does Wole destroy the family's roses at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Waving a vegetable stalk, he imagined a swordfight, and got carried away.
(b) He destroyed the roses on a dare from Osiki.
(c) He was getting back at Essay for beating him earlier.
(d) He thought Wild Christian needed roses for her famous stew.

2. What accident does Wole cause when looking for gifts in the rafters of his home in Chapter 5?
(a) He breaks his grandfather's big toe.
(b) He nearly puts an eye out with a scythe.
(c) He breaks a window playing ball.
(d) He makes a hunting gun go off.

3. What "job" is Wole given at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Wole is given responsibility for distributing an underground newspaper.
(b) Wole is given responsibility for tending the backyard roses.
(c) Wole is put in charge of making sure no sugar is missing from the sugar jar.
(d) Wole is asked to keep an eye on mischievous Osiki.

4. What is Wole's problem at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) The servant is bathing him in a rough fashion.
(b) His home has run out of yams.
(c) He can't go to school, and wants to.
(d) He is lost in the town of Ibara.

5. In Chapter 7, what does the baby return from the hospital with?
(a) A cast around both feet.
(b) Two long feeding tubes inserted into her arms.
(c) A plaster cast around her torso.
(d) A miniature version of an iron lung machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was contained in Father's "mystery parcels" in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 7, how does Wole regard Mrs. Odufuwa?

3. In Chapter 4, how does Wole counter the accusation that he has a fear of water?

4. What do Essay and Christian accuse the maid of in Chapter 7?

5. What do people call Wole's grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wole react when he is jealous of sister Tinu's attending school in Chapter 2?

2. Describe Chapter 1's account of who Essay is.

3. What is the origin of the Jonah rock?

4. Describe the legend that Wole recounts in which Wild Christian and Uncle Sanya get in trouble with a ghommid.

5. What is unusual about Bukola? What does Wole think about her behavior?

6. How does Wole manage to wreck a rose bush at the end of Chapter 5? What is the consequence of his action?

7. Describe the incident in which Wole is hurt by a scythe at the end of Chapter 2.

8. What is the nature of the philosophical debate Wole has with Essay in Chapter 4?

9. Describe Wole's gradual process of discovering the town around the compound at the beginning of Chapter 3.

10. Describe the changes that happen in the household when the new baby is on its way in Chapter 7.

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