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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of home do the narrator's parents live in at the start of the story?
(a) A small apartment.
(b) A large home.
(c) A tiny house.
(d) A trailer.

2. What did Okenwa's mother tell Okenwa to do once they discovered Raphael's infection?
(a) Read about Apollo and write a report.
(b) Help Raphael with his medicine.
(c) Take over Raphael's chores.
(d) Stay away from Raphael.

3. What did Okenwa's father ask his son when he became infected with Apollo?
(a) If he got Apollo on purpose so he did not have to go to school.
(b) How he got Apollo when Raphael was in his room.
(c) If he knew why the infection came to be called Apollo.
(d) If he could write a report on the origins of the Apollo infection.

4. What saddened Okenwa the most while he was in bed with Apollo?
(a) He was unable to watch Bruce Lee movies.
(b) Raphael never came to see him.
(c) He missed so much school.
(d) His parents had to take time off work to care for him.

5. What do the narrator's parents believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?
(a) He was poisoned by wicked relatives.
(b) His wife was pregnant.
(c) He was going to die soon.
(d) He was being punished for a wicked sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Okenwa go to Raphael's room while he was infected?

2. What does Okenwa think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?

3. What was Okenwa's mother's profession before retirement?

4. What happened to Raphael at the end of "Apollo"?

5. What was different about Raphael when he spoke to Josephine?

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