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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 American comedy films.
(b) Similar musical interests.
(c) A love of books.
(d) A love of Kung Fu.

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

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

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

5. What does Okenwa say some Nigerians believed could cure diabetes?
(a) Sacrificing a goat.
(b) Eating liver.
(c) Drinking Orange Juice.
(d) Drinking Holy Water.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?

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

5. What type of home do the narrator's parents live in at the start of the story?

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