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

2. Why does Okenwa's mother assume he would not remember Raphael?
(a) They only met once.
(b) Okenwa has a terrible memory.
(c) Raphael was very shy.
(d) Okenwa was young and Raphael was one of many houseboys.

3. What is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?
(a) They are taller.
(b) Their ears are larger.
(c) They look more alike.
(d) Their eyes are smaller.

4. Where does Okenwa live?
(a) Benin City.
(b) Port Harcourt.
(c) Enugu.
(d) Lagos.

5. What do the narrator's parents believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?
(a) He was poisoned by wicked relatives.
(b) He was being punished for a wicked sin.
(c) His wife was pregnant.
(d) He was going to die soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Chief's murdered househelp's liver said to be used for according to the narrator's parents?

2. What does Okenwa say some Nigerians believed could cure diabetes?

3. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?

4. Who is the author of "Apollo"?

5. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?

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