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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose films did Okenwa watch obsessively when he was young?
(a) Robin Williams.
(b) Bruce Lee.
(c) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(d) John Wayne.

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

3. Where does Okenwa live?
(a) Benin City.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Enugu.
(d) Port Harcourt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the narrator's parents tell him a sick neighbor from their hometown vomited once?

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

4. What was Okenwa's father's profession before retirement?

5. What does Okenwa say some Nigerians believed could cure diabetes?

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