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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Okenwa's mother assume he would not remember Raphael?
(a) Okenwa has a terrible memory.
(b) Raphael was very shy.
(c) Okenwa was young and Raphael was one of many houseboys.
(d) They only met once.

2. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?
(a) Incredible stories.
(b) Their son.
(c) Animals.
(d) Small children.

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) If he knew why the infection came to be called Apollo.
(c) How he got Apollo when Raphael was in his room.
(d) If he could write a report on the origins of the Apollo infection.

4. Who is said to have murdered the Chief's young househelp according to the narrator's parents?
(a) The Chief himself.
(b) The Chief's brother.
(c) The Chief's wife.
(d) The girl's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Okenwa's father say was wrong with Raphael's eyes when his mother noticed something during lunch?

2. What did Okenwa offer to do to help Raphael while he has the infection?

3. What is the name of the narrator and his parent's "ancestral hometown" (1)?

4. What sport did Okenwa's parents play together at the staff club?

5. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?

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