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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Okenwa's parents often do when he was sick, for example with malaria?
(a) Bring an armchair in his room and stay by his bedside.
(b) Have a houseboy take care of him.
(c) Bring him difficult texts to read.
(d) Bring him loads of kung fu movies to watch.

2. How did Okenwa feel when Raphael said his Apollo had cleared?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Happy Raphael was able to cook and clean for him again.
(c) Somewhat disappointed.
(d) Overjoyed he was able to help.

3. What saddened Okenwa the most while he was in bed with Apollo?
(a) He missed so much school.
(b) His parents had to take time off work to care for him.
(c) He was unable to watch Bruce Lee movies.
(d) Raphael never came to see him.

4. Why did one of Okenwa's family houseboys, John, leave after breaking a plate?
(a) He feared how Okenwa's mother would react.
(b) He broke the plate and left after an argument with Okenwa.
(c) He feared how Okenwa's father would react.
(d) He could not afford to replace the plate.

5. What did Okenwa's parents often do in the evenings at home when he as young?
(a) Play with him.
(b) Read to each other.
(c) Grade papers and ignore each other.
(d) Watch movies together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say his parents smell like at the start of the story?

2. What was the first thing Okenwa did when his parents left the house for the first time after he had contracted Apollo?

3. What did Okenwa's mother complain about when Raphael had cooked them boiled yam and paw paw?

4. Why did Okenwa's maternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's father?

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

(see the answer key)

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