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

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

3. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?
(a) Their books on his bookshelves.
(b) Their clothes in his closets.
(c) Their work on his desk.
(d) Their records on his shelves.

4. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?
(a) Incredible stories.
(b) Animals.
(c) Their son.
(d) Small children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Okenwa's paternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's mother?

2. What do the narrator's parents believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?

3. What did Okenwa love more than books and other things his parents were passionate about when he was young?

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

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

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