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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Apollo"?
(a) Chinua Achebe.
(b) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
(c) Amanda Ngozi.
(d) Otessa Moshfegh.

2. What type of questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?
(a) When he will marry or have children.
(b) When he will move closer.
(c) When he will let them live with him.
(d) When he will get a real job.

3. What proof do the narrator's parents have of the neighbor's unusual vomiting experience?
(a) Someone texted them a picture.
(b) They saw a photo on facebook.
(c) The man was interviewed for the local TV news station.
(d) They read about it in the newspaper.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Okenwa believe his mother would have said 15 years earlier if told outlandish stories?

5. What does Okenwa say some Nigerians believed could cure diabetes?

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