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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 Josephine often bring for Okenwa's family?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Pineapple.
(c) Yams.
(d) Milk.

2. What did Okenwa's mother notice about Raphael's eyes during lunch when she complained about his food?
(a) They looked very tired.
(b) They were very red.
(c) They was puffy.
(d) He rolled them at her when she complained.

3. What is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?
(a) They are taller.
(b) Their ears are larger.
(c) Their eyes are smaller.
(d) They look more alike.

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

5. Who is said to have murdered the Chief's young househelp according to the narrator's parents?
(a) The Chief's wife.
(b) The girl's father.
(c) The Chief himself.
(d) The Chief's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Okenwa's father say was wrong with Raphael's eyes when his mother noticed something during lunch?

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

3. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?

4. How did Okenwa react after he fell when he was with Raphael at the end of the story?

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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