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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?
(a) High School.
(b) They worked together.
(c) College.
(d) They were neighbors.

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

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

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

5. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?
(a) Their books on his bookshelves.
(b) Their clothes in his closets.
(c) Their records on his shelves.
(d) Their work on his desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator and his parent's "ancestral hometown" (1)?

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

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

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

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

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