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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. In Chapter 4, why does Wole hide in the pantry?
(a) Wild Christian wants to give him a sour-tasting medicine.
(b) So St. Peter cannot spy on him from the roof.
(c) Wild Christian wants him to help her shop in town.
(d) Essay wants to hear him sing, and Wole does not want to sing.

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

3. What sin does Wole describe committing in Chapter 6?
(a) Eating spoonfuls of powdered milk without permission.
(b) Tricking his sister into thinking a ghost is haunting her.
(c) Taking money from the collection plate during church service.
(d) Lying about cutting the grass of the parsonage compound.

4. What is the name of Wole's great uncle?
(a) Essay.
(b) Paa Adatan.
(c) Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti.
(d) Pa Delumo.

5. What is the popularly-held belief about the Bote troops?
(a) They are spies for Hitler, and one must be very careful speaking around them.
(b) They are valorous, and will fight to the death in combat.
(c) They are cowards and do not deserve the respect of the townspeople.
(d) They are wild and lawless, and they raid villages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Wole's family servant?

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

3. In Chapter 3, how does Wole manage to get back home to Ake?

4. What do Osiki and Wole initially have in common?

5. Before Paa Adatan leaves the village in Chapter 8, what is his final act?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Paa Adatan? Describe him.

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

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

4. Explain the origin of the nickname "Lagilagi." What happens when the family doubts Wole is worthy of such a nickname?

5. Describe the solution accomplished for ridding Uncle Sanya of his oro spirit?

6. Describe three things Wole sees during his journey through Ake in Chapter 3.

7. Who is "You-Mean-Mayself"? How did he acquire that nickname?

8. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause the household? How is he finally removed from the house?

9. What is the origin of the Jonah rock?

10. Describe the family's reaction when Wole returns home from his journey through Ake in Chapter 3.

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