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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 subject dominates the radio waves in Chapter 8?
(a) A radio program called 'The Shadow.'
(b) The comedy of Jack Benny.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Nigerian fight for independence.

2. In Chapter 7, what is Wole's baby sister dressed in when she is buried?
(a) A dress made of scraps of cloth from the villagers.
(b) Many pieces of jewelry.
(c) A white dress.
(d) She is buried without clothes.

3. What activity did Wole do every New Year?
(a) Wole attended a long church service.
(b) Wole took a day-long walking trip around Ake.
(c) Wole visited his grandparents in Isara.
(d) Wole visited a soup kitchen and volunteered.

4. Who is the only member of Wole's extended family who is angry for him wandering off in Chapter 3?
(a) Wild Christian.
(b) Essay.
(c) Tinu.
(d) Mrs. B.

5. What is an "abiku?"
(a) A spirit child halfway between the dead and living.
(b) A pejorative term for someone who gossips.
(c) A fearsome goat-demon said to haunt farmers.
(d) A light breeze said to be an omen of luck and good fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the changes Wole notices prior to his baby sister's birth?

2. Why does Mrs. B punish her maid in Chapter 6?

3. What is Wole's nickname for the new radio in Chapter 8?

4. After Paa Adatan's conflict with troops in Chapter 8, which term best describes his emotional state?

5. Who does Wole initially believe the drunken soldier in Chapter 8 to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wole describe the difference in odors between Essay's room and Wild Christian's room?

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

3. Describe the episode in which a teacher commits a sin against Essay's rose bush in Chapter 5.

4. Describe the death of Wole's baby sister in Chapter 7. How does Wole react to the death?

5. What two new inventions is Wole exposed to at the top of Chapter 8?

6. Describe the general features of the compound in which Wole lives mentioned in Chapter 1.

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

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

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

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

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