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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Okenwa do when Raphael told him not to come close to him when he visited Raphael in his room?
(a) He moved close.
(b) He told Raphael his parents were just trying to keep them apart.
(c) He left the room.
(d) He moved away.

4. Why did Raphael not use the eye drops Okenwa's parents had given him?
(a) He did not believe his infection was serious.
(b) He thought Okenwa's parents were trying to hurt him.
(c) He did not believe in medicine.
(d) He was unable to do it on his own.

5. How did Okenwa know Raphael?
(a) He was a former colleague.
(b) He was their houseboy.
(c) He was his classmate.
(d) He was a neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?

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

3. What three emotions did Okenwa say he experienced when he learned why Raphael did not use the eye drops?

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

5. What does the narrator say his parents smell like at the start of the story?

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