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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?
(a) He would have asked a thousand questions.
(b) He would have snorted.
(c) He would have researched the story for factual evidence.
(d) He would have blocked his ears.

3. What did Okenwa's mother complain about when Raphael had cooked them boiled yam and paw paw?
(a) That he cut them in too small pieces.
(b) The saltiness of the vegetables.
(c) The blandness of the meal.
(d) The toughness of the vegetables.

4. How did Okenwa feel Raphael spoke to him when he saw him outside while he was speaking to Josephine?
(a) Like they were friends.
(b) Like he missed him.
(c) Like he was hard of hearing.
(d) Like he was a child.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Okenwa first shout to Raphael when he saw him speaking to Josephine?

3. What was different about Raphael when he spoke to Josephine?

4. What do the narrator's parents tell him a sick neighbor from their hometown vomited once?

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

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