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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?
(a) Late 40s.
(b) Late 80s.
(c) Mid 60s.
(d) Early 30s.

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

3. 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.

4. What type of home do the narrator's parents live in at the start of the story?
(a) A tiny house.
(b) A trailer.
(c) A small apartment.
(d) A large home.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did one of Okenwa's family houseboys, John, leave after breaking a plate?

4. What day of the week does Okenwa visit his parents?

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

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