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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Okenwa's father say was wrong with Raphael's eyes when his mother noticed something during lunch?
(a) It was Apollo.
(b) It was Malaria.
(c) He has a cold.
(d) He needs more sleep.

2. What is the name of the Chief who young house help had mysteriously died according do the narrator's parents?
(a) Chief Okwi.
(b) Chief Okeke.
(c) Chief Okenwa.
(d) Chief Okey.

3. How did Okenwa know Raphael?
(a) He was their houseboy.
(b) He was his classmate.
(c) He was a former colleague.
(d) He was a neighbor.

4. What did Okenwa's mother complain about when Raphael had cooked them boiled yam and paw paw?
(a) That he cut them in too small pieces.
(b) The saltiness of the vegetables.
(c) The toughness of the vegetables.
(d) The blandness of the meal.

5. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?
(a) Increased robberies in the area.
(b) New aches and pains.
(c) Having no grandchildren for whom to buy Christmas presents.
(d) Rising housing costs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Okenwa live?

2. What did Okenwa's parents tell Raphael to do once they realized what was wrong with his eyes?

3. Who is the author of "Apollo"?

4. Why does Okenwa's mother assume he would not remember Raphael?

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

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