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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) Lagos.
(c) Engu.
(d) Abba.

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

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

4. What does Okenwa believe his mother would have said 15 years earlier if told outlandish stories?
(a) Tell me more.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Highly unlikely.
(d) Nonsense.

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 work on his desk.
(c) Their clothes in his closets.
(d) Their records on his shelves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?

2. What proof do the narrator's parents have of the neighbor's unusual vomiting experience?

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

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

5. What did Okenwa love more than books and other things his parents were passionate about when he was young?

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