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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 often does the narrator say he visits his parents at the start of the story?
(a) Twice a year.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Every other month.
(d) Twice a month.

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

3. What kept Raphael from visiting Okenwa while he had Apollo?
(a) He did not know Okenwa had Apollo.
(b) He was on holiday.
(c) Fear of getting Apollo again.
(d) Okenwa's mother's orders.

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

5. What did Okenwa's father say was wrong with Raphael's eyes when his mother noticed something during lunch?
(a) It was Malaria.
(b) It was Apollo.
(c) He has a cold.
(d) He needs more sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the houseboy just before Raphael fired?

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

3. Why did Raphael not use the eye drops Okenwa's parents had given him?

4. Where did Okenwa and Raphael practice kung fu?

5. What did Okenwa offer to do to help Raphael while he has the infection?

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