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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 1, what punishment is given to young Wild Christian and Sanya for trespassing into the woods?
(a) They are deprived of food for a week.
(b) They are given half a dozen lashes apiece.
(c) They are expelled from school.
(d) They are both forced to eat a powerful pepper plant.

2. When Wole sleeps with the other children in Chapter 6, what kind of nightmare does he have?
(a) He dreams he is falling down a waterfall.
(b) He dreams a 12-foot-tall ogre is chasing him.
(c) He dreams snakes are attacking him.
(d) He dreams he is in a labyrinth and cannot find a way out.

3. Who is Paa Adatan's stated enemy?
(a) The government of Nigeria.
(b) Egungun, the earth spirit.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) Essay.

4. Who lives in BishopsCourt?
(a) It is a guest house for visiting dignitaries.
(b) Female students.
(c) Male teachers.
(d) The cleaning staff of the compound.

5. In Chapter 3, how does Wole manage to get back home to Ake?
(a) He is taken on the handlebars of a bike.
(b) He is taken by train.
(c) He is carried in the arms of a police officer.
(d) He is taken by boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phrase Wole uses to describe the odor in Wild Christian's room?

2. What is an "oro"?

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

4. In Chapter 2, how does Wole entertain his guests during his fourth birthday party?

5. Why does Essay punish a teacher at school in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the origin of the Jonah rock?

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

4. Why, at the end of Chapter 8, is Wole's younger brother Dipo renamed Femi?

5. What method of child punishment does Wole describe in Chapter 6?

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

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

8. Describe the incident in which Paa Adatan confronts Bote troops.

9. Describe what happens at the end of Chapter 6, when Wild Christian catches Wole raiding the pantry?

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

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