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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 Wole receive lashings in Chapter 12?
(a) For sloppy grass-cutting.
(b) For stabbing a student with a pencil.
(c) For stealing school supplies.
(d) For not properly cleaning the blackboards.

2. What town is Essay from, originally?
(a) Isara.
(b) London.
(c) Ake.
(d) Cape Town.

3. What does Wole refuse to do in Odemo's palace that causes much commotion?
(a) Wole refuses to utter the Lord's Prayer.
(b) Wole refuses to prostrate himself before a chief.
(c) Wole refuses to shake the hand of the mayor.
(d) Wole refuses to remove his shoes.

4. What is Daodu's other name?
(a) Alake.
(b) Aduni Mo.
(c) Da Pelumo.
(d) Reverend A.O. Ransome-Kuti.

5. What is an ogboni?
(a) A crayfish stew.
(b) A local chief.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A coconut cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father warn Wole about in Chapter 9 about grammar school?

2. In Chapter 12, why does Wee-Wee punish a boy with several dozen lashings?

3. Who does the Alake summon to his residence in response to the women's protest?

4. How does Wole react to the rite of manhood he endures in Chapter 9?

5. What contradiction does Wole see in Daodu?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Alake respond to the women's march?

3. What expectation does Wole have in Chapter 9 for Isara? What is the reality of Isara?

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

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

6. What happens when Beere returns from England?

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

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

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

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

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