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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 was Okenwa's mother's profession before retirement?
(a) Political Science professor.
(b) TV personality.
(c) Cardiologist.
(d) Lawyer.

2. How often does the narrator say he visits his parents at the start of the story?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Every other month.
(c) Twice a year.
(d) Twice a month.

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

4. Why was the houseboy just before Raphael fired?
(a) For hitting Okenwa.
(b) For being a terrible cook.
(c) For not cleaning well.
(d) For insulting Okenwa's mother.

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

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

3. What is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?

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

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

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