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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the houseboy just before Raphael fired?
(a) For being a terrible cook.
(b) For insulting Okenwa's mother.
(c) For hitting Okenwa.
(d) For not cleaning well.

2. What was the Chief's murdered househelp's liver said to be used for according to the narrator's parents?
(a) Healing rituals.
(b) Fertility rituals.
(c) Marriage rituals.
(d) Moneymaking rituals.

3. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?
(a) He would have blocked his ears.
(b) He would have researched the story for factual evidence.
(c) He would have snorted.
(d) He would have asked a thousand questions.

4. What did Okenwa love more than books and other things his parents were passionate about when he was young?
(a) Disco.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Kung Fu.
(d) Drawing.

5. What does Okenwa think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?
(a) It may be the last time he sees them alive.
(b) When will they stop asking so many questions.
(c) He hopes they are proud of him.
(d) He hopes it's the last time he sees them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?

3. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?

4. What type of home do the narrator's parents live in at the start of the story?

5. What day of the week does Okenwa visit his parents?

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