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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 first shout to Raphael when he saw him speaking to Josephine?
(a) "Get away from that girl this instant!"
(b) "If she does not have eggs, send her away!"
(c) "Clean my room...NOW!"
(d) "I'm hungry! Where is my food?"

2. How did Okenwa know Raphael?
(a) He was a former colleague.
(b) He was a neighbor.
(c) He was their houseboy.
(d) He was his classmate.

3. What did Okenwa's father bring to Raphael after they discovered he had an infection?
(a) Eye drops.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Bruce Lee tapes to watch.
(d) Books to read.

4. Whose films did Okenwa watch obsessively when he was young?
(a) Bruce Lee.
(b) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(c) Robin Williams.
(d) John Wayne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?

2. What is the name of the narrator and his parent's "ancestral hometown" (1)?

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

4. What three emotions did Okenwa say he experienced when he learned why Raphael did not use the eye drops?

5. What did Okenwa's father ask his son when he became infected with Apollo?

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