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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 does Wole think about the Westernizing of his culture?
(a) He believes Westernization can be the salvation of his people.
(b) Western influences are harmful.
(c) He thinks Western influences should be limited to pop culture.
(d) He has fully embraced Western culture.

2. Odemo is the chief of which town?
(a) Ake.
(b) Isara.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Obafemi.

3. What happens to the naked woman at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) She is beaten and paraded through the streets to humiliate her.
(b) She is applauded for her boldness and given an award.
(c) She doesn't say a word, and she is taken to the police station.
(d) She is dragged to the police station after a fierce fight.

4. What is the primary demand of the women's group when they organize a protest march?
(a) An end to taxation.
(b) An end to police brutality.
(c) Better healthcare.
(d) A better sewer system.

5. What does Wild Christian name her women's group?
(a) The Ake Women's Collective.
(b) The Egba Women's Union.
(c) Many Voices, One Voice.
(d) Women's Advocacy Organization.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wole receive lashings in Chapter 12?

2. What does the derogatory term "agb'eyin-to" refer to?

3. How does the women's protest end?

4. What are the caravanserai?

5. At the end of Chapter 8, who runs away from Ake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Essay make Wole promise in Chapter 11? How does Wole respond to this request?

2. Generally speaking, how is the philosophy in Wole's community about punishing children?

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

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

5. How does Sorowanke anger the peddlers of Dayisi's Walk? How is the conflict resolved?

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

7. What happens when Beere returns from England?

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

9. Overall, what is Wole's view about getting an education?

10. Describe the "rite of manhood" Wole endures at the end of Chapter 9.

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