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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 is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?
(a) They look more alike.
(b) Their eyes are smaller.
(c) They are taller.
(d) Their ears are larger.

2. What did Okenwa's mother notice about Raphael's eyes during lunch when she complained about his food?
(a) They was puffy.
(b) They were very red.
(c) They looked very tired.
(d) He rolled them at her when she complained.

3. What did Okenwa's parents tell Raphael to do once they realized what was wrong with his eyes?
(a) Have Okenwa get him medicine.
(b) Go to his room.
(c) Find a doctor.
(d) Leave and never come back.

4. What three emotions did Okenwa say he experienced when he learned why Raphael did not use the eye drops?
(a) Happy, empathetic, amused.
(b) Infuriated, sorrowful, enraged.
(c) Amazed, embarrassed, saddened.
(d) Astonished, amused, moved.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Okenwa believe his mother would have said 15 years earlier if told outlandish stories?

2. What do the narrator's parents believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?

3. Where did Okenwa and Raphael practice kung fu?

4. How often does the narrator say he visits his parents at the start of the story?

5. What would Raphael say while watching Bruce Lee movies with Okenwa, which Okenwa felt made him see "the films anew" (4)?

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