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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Okenwa believe his mother would have said 15 years earlier if told outlandish stories?
(a) Nonsense.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Tell me more.
(d) Highly unlikely.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Chief's murdered househelp's liver said to be used for according to the narrator's parents?

2. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?

3. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?

4. Who is the author of "Apollo"?

5. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?

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