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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Okenwa say some Nigerians believed could cure diabetes?
(a) Drinking Holy Water.
(b) Drinking Orange Juice.
(c) Eating liver.
(d) Sacrificing a goat.

3. What type of questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?
(a) When he will let them live with him.
(b) When he will move closer.
(c) When he will get a real job.
(d) When he will marry or have children.

4. What does Okenwa eat with his parents each visit?
(a) Rice and stew.
(b) Fish and rice.
(c) Pepper soup and bean cakes.
(d) Yams and soup.

5. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?
(a) They worked together.
(b) College.
(c) High School.
(d) They were neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What proof do the narrator's parents have of the neighbor's unusual vomiting experience?

5. What is the name of the city the narrator's parents live at the start of the story?

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