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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Okenwa think of each time his parents put eyedrops in his eyes when he had Apollo?
(a) How much he loved them.
(b) How much he loathed their presence.
(c) The look in Raphael's eyes.
(d) He hoped it was the last time they had to do it.

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

3. What does the narrator say his parents smell like at the start of the story?
(a) Mothballs.
(b) Body sweat.
(c) Vicks Vapo Rub.
(d) Chicken soup.

4. Who is Josephine, the girl Raphael was talking to when Okenwa saw him outside?
(a) A family friend's househelp.
(b) Okenwa's classmate.
(c) Okenwa's girlfriend.
(d) Raphael's sister.

5. What do the narrator's parents often watch on television at the start of the story?
(a) All My Children.
(b) Cat videos on YouTube.
(c) American Idol.
(d) Animal Planet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Raphael say while watching Bruce Lee movies with Okenwa, which Okenwa felt made him see "the films anew" (4)?

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

3. Where did Okenwa and Raphael practice kung fu?

4. What did Okenwa's parents tell Raphael to do once they realized what was wrong with his eyes?

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

(see the answer key)

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