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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 think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?
(a) He hopes it's the last time he sees them.
(b) He hopes they are proud of him.
(c) When will they stop asking so many questions.
(d) It may be the last time he sees them alive.

2. What do the narrator's parents often watch on television at the start of the story?
(a) Cat videos on YouTube.
(b) Animal Planet.
(c) American Idol.
(d) All My Children.

3. Whose films did Okenwa watch obsessively when he was young?
(a) Robin Williams.
(b) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) Bruce Lee.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Okenwa eat with his parents each visit?

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

3. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?

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

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

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