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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 did Raphael and Okenwa first bond over when he worked for them?
(a) A love of Kung Fu.
(b) A love of books.
(c) A love of American comedy films.
(d) Similar musical interests.

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

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

4. Why did Okenwa's maternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's father?
(a) They thought he was rude.
(b) They thought he was not handsome enough.
(c) They thought he was not wealthy enough.
(d) They thought he was too educated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?

2. What did Okenwa's parents often do in the evenings at home when he as young?

3. What is the name of the Chief who young house help had mysteriously died according do the narrator's parents?

4. Why does Okenwa's mother assume he would not remember Raphael?

5. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?

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