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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Rising housing costs.
(d) New aches and pains.

2. What did Okenwa's parents tell Raphael to do once they realized what was wrong with his eyes?
(a) Have Okenwa get him medicine.
(b) Find a doctor.
(c) Leave and never come back.
(d) Go to his room.

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

4. What does Okenwa think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?
(a) When will they stop asking so many questions.
(b) He hopes they are proud of him.
(c) It may be the last time he sees them alive.
(d) He hopes it's the last time he sees them.

5. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Okenwa offer to do to help Raphael while he has the infection?

2. Why did Raphael not use the eye drops Okenwa's parents had given him?

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

4. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?

5. What was the Chief's murdered househelp's liver said to be used for according to the narrator's parents?

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