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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was contained in Father's "mystery parcels" in Chapter 5?

2. What is the phrase Wole uses to describe the odor in Essay's room?

3. Which is NOT a name given to the master of Wole's parsonage compound?

4. Why does Wild Christian admonish Essay at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. What do people call Wole's grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two new inventions is Wole exposed to at the top of Chapter 8?

2. Describe the legend that Wole recounts in which Wild Christian and Uncle Sanya get in trouble with a ghommid.

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

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

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

6. Describe the "see-saw" accident that Wole gets into with Osiki.

7. What bad habit does Wole admit to in Chapter 4, and how is he cured of it?

8. Who is Paa Adatan? Describe him.

9. Who is "You-Mean-Mayself"? How did he acquire that nickname?

10. Describe the family's reaction when Wole returns home from his journey through Ake in Chapter 3.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From Wild Christian to Canon to Log-Splitter to Father, who is in fact, Wole's grandfather, there are several unusual names throughout Ake. What might these unusual naming conventions tell us about Wole's culture?

Essay Topic 2

What is Wole's view on education? What can be learned in school that cannot be learned in everyday life, and vice versa? What or who influences Wole's views on education?

Essay Topic 3

What is the nature of Wole's relationship to his community? How close are members of the community to one another? Can it be said the community is tribal? Why or why not?

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