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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 does Okenwa say some Nigerians believed could cure diabetes?
(a) Drinking Orange Juice.
(b) Eating liver.
(c) Drinking Holy Water.
(d) Sacrificing a goat.

2. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?
(a) Their records on his shelves.
(b) Their books on his bookshelves.
(c) Their work on his desk.
(d) Their clothes in his closets.

3. What was Okenwa's father's profession before retirement?
(a) Professor of Education.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Cab driver.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What proof do the narrator's parents have of the neighbor's unusual vomiting experience?

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

3. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?

4. How did Okenwa feel when his family returned home from dinner and Raphael was not there?

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

(see the answer key)

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