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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 Sorowanke leave her home in Chapter 10?
(a) She claims to hear a voice from God ordering her to travel.
(b) She wins the local lottery and buys a house.
(c) Children pelt her with sticks and stones.
(d) She is beaten by her boyfriend.

2. Why does Beere travel to England in Chapter 13?
(a) To escape arrest.
(b) To see Big Ben and other landmarks.
(c) Because a friend in need is in London.
(d) To advocate for the country's needs.

3. What is Wole's reaction when he sees his first white man?
(a) He thinks the white man is a god.
(b) He thinks the white man is a tribal spirit.
(c) He thinks his vision has been damaged.
(d) He believes the man is a black albino.

4. What are the caravanserai?
(a) A group of holy men.
(b) Merchants from Isara.
(c) Headmasters of grammar schools.
(d) A group akin to the American mafia.

5. What possibility drives Wole into a depression in Chapter 11?
(a) The possibility his baby sister may die.
(b) The possibility he will never be able to attend college.
(c) The possibility that Essay may die.
(d) The possibility that Hitler may win World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits Ake at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What does Essay make Wole promise him in Chapter 11?

3. What issue is NOT discussed at Wild Christian's women's group?

4. How does the women's protest end?

5. What happens at the end of Wee-Wee's lashing of a boy in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the tax controversy that arises in Chapter 13, and how the women's group addresses it.

2. What opinion does Wole express in Chapter 10 about Western influences and modern living?

3. Describe the lashing of the boy by Wee-Wee in Chapter 12.

4. Describe the events leading up to the women's group decision to march on the Alake.

5. What is the nature of the controversy that arises from Beere's trip to England? How does the women's group respond?

6. How does Wild Christian react to the chaos and violence that erupts at the Alake's compound?

7. Describe the events that lead up to the violence at the Alake's compound.

8. Describe the nature of the "sit-in" staged by the women's group in Chapter 14.

9. What opinion about shoes is expressed in Chapter 15?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what apparent blasphemy does Wole commit in Odemo's palace?

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