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

2. What did Okenwa's father bring to Raphael after they discovered he had an infection?
(a) Eye drops.
(b) Books to read.
(c) Bruce Lee tapes to watch.
(d) Dinner.

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

4. Why did one of Okenwa's family houseboys, John, leave after breaking a plate?
(a) He feared how Okenwa's mother would react.
(b) He could not afford to replace the plate.
(c) He feared how Okenwa's father would react.
(d) He broke the plate and left after an argument with Okenwa.

5. How did Okenwa's mother describe Raphael's infection to him?
(a) She said his cornea was infected.
(b) She said it was a sinus infection.
(c) She said it was an ear infection.
(d) She said it was an infection of his conjunctiva.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Okenwa's mother tell him Raphael's role in a recent crime was?

2. What is the name of the city the narrator's parents live at the start of the story?

3. What did Okenwa's mother tell Okenwa to do once they discovered Raphael's infection?

4. Why did Okenwa's paternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's mother?

5. What does Okenwa still remember about the time he and Raphael fought outside and he managed to hit Raphael with his nunchaku?

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