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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 town is Essay from, originally?
(a) London.
(b) Ake.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Isara.
2. What is an ogboni?
(a) A coconut cake.
(b) A local chief.
(c) A crayfish stew.
(d) A blacksmith.
3. What is Daodu's other name?
(a) Reverend A.O. Ransome-Kuti.
(b) Alake.
(c) Aduni Mo.
(d) Da Pelumo.
4. What is akara?
(a) A spirit of the forest.
(b) Fried bean cake.
(c) A salve used to treat bee stings.
(d) A process of application to become a holy man.
5. What best describes how Daodu handles problems in school?
(a) He lets the students handle their own problems.
(b) He handles his school like a military dictator.
(c) He handles problems like a sports referee.
(d) He handles school like a court of law.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Father warn Wole about in Chapter 9 about grammar school?
2. What best describes Daodu?
3. What are the caravanserai?
4. What position does the Alake have?
5. Why does Essay hire a photographer in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Wole deal with the prospect of Essay dying in Chapter 11? How does Essay himself deal with the prospect?
2. Per Chapter 10, describe what Wole and Edun would do every Sunday morning prior to choir practice.
3. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what apparent blasphemy does Wole commit in Odemo's palace?
4. Describe the lashing of the boy by Wee-Wee in Chapter 12.
5. How does Wild Christian react to the chaos and violence that erupts at the Alake's compound?
6. What problems exist in Wole's community? What are the social issues of the day?
7. Generally speaking, how is the philosophy in Wole's community about punishing children?
8. What is the general dynamic between Wole, Essay, and Wild Christian? What is the nature of their relationship?
9. Describe the tax controversy that arises in Chapter 13, and how the women's group addresses it.
10. What opinion does Wole express in Chapter 10 about Western influences and modern living?
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