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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?
(a) They worked together.
(b) High School.
(c) College.
(d) They were neighbors.

3. What sport did Okenwa's parents play together at the staff club?
(a) Ping pong.
(b) Golf.
(c) Badminton.
(d) Tennis.

4. 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.

5. What do the narrator's parents tell him a sick neighbor from their hometown vomited once?
(a) A live grasshopper.
(b) A dead cat.
(c) A necklace.
(d) An old shoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?

2. Who is the author of "Apollo"?

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

4. How often does the narrator say he visits his parents at the start of the story?

5. What do the narrator's parents often watch on television at the start of the story?

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