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

2. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?
(a) Late 80s.
(b) Early 30s.
(c) Mid 60s.
(d) Late 40s.

3. Why was the houseboy just before Raphael fired?
(a) For insulting Okenwa's mother.
(b) For not cleaning well.
(c) For hitting Okenwa.
(d) For being a terrible cook.

4. What does Okenwa's mother tell him Raphael's role in a recent crime was?
(a) He was the reporter who covered the story.
(b) He was the ringleader.
(c) He was part of the vigilante mob who caught the thief.
(d) He was a victim.

5. What did Okenwa love more than books and other things his parents were passionate about when he was young?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Kung Fu.
(d) Disco.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Raphael and Okenwa first bond over when he worked for them?

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

4. What day of the week does Okenwa visit his parents?

5. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?

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