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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 do the narrator's parents tell him a sick neighbor from their hometown vomited once?
(a) A live grasshopper.
(b) A dead cat.
(c) An old shoe.
(d) A necklace.

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

3. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?
(a) He would have researched the story for factual evidence.
(b) He would have snorted.
(c) He would have blocked his ears.
(d) He would have asked a thousand questions.

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

5. How often does the narrator say he visits his parents at the start of the story?
(a) Twice a month.
(b) Twice a year.
(c) Once a day.
(d) Every other month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Okenwa's parents play together at the staff club?

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

3. What was Okenwa's mother's profession before retirement?

4. How did Okenwa know Raphael?

5. Whose films did Okenwa watch obsessively when he was young?

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