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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) Highly unlikely.
(d) Nonsense.

2. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?
(a) Having no grandchildren for whom to buy Christmas presents.
(b) Increased robberies in the area.
(c) Rising housing costs.
(d) New aches and pains.

3. What is the name of the narrator and his parent's "ancestral hometown" (1)?
(a) Engu.
(b) Abba.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Port Harcourt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was the houseboy just before Raphael fired?

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

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

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