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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 is the name of the Chief who young house help had mysteriously died according do the narrator's parents?
(a) Chief Okwi.
(b) Chief Okey.
(c) Chief Okeke.
(d) Chief Okenwa.

2. What did Raphael make for Okenwa after he said he wanted one while watching a Bruce Lee movie?
(a) A black belt.
(b) A karate gi.
(c) A nunchaku.
(d) Training gloves.

3. What is the name of the city the narrator's parents live at the start of the story?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Port Harcourt.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Enugu.

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 believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?
(a) He was poisoned by wicked relatives.
(b) He was going to die soon.
(c) His wife was pregnant.
(d) He was being punished for a wicked sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Okenwa's maternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's father?

2. What was Okenwa's father's profession before retirement?

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

4. Where does Okenwa live?

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

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