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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?
(a) 18.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.
2. What was the Chief's murdered househelp's liver said to be used for according to the narrator's parents?
(a) Marriage rituals.
(b) Moneymaking rituals.
(c) Healing rituals.
(d) Fertility rituals.
3. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?
(a) Their books on his bookshelves.
(b) Their work on his desk.
(c) Their records on his shelves.
(d) Their clothes in his closets.
4. What does Okenwa think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?
(a) When will they stop asking so many questions.
(b) He hopes it's the last time he sees them.
(c) He hopes they are proud of him.
(d) It may be the last time he sees them alive.
5. What is the name of the narrator and his parent's "ancestral hometown" (1)?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Abba.
(c) Port Harcourt.
(d) Engu.
6. What is the name of the city the narrator's parents live at the start of the story?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Enugu.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Port Harcourt.
7. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?
(a) Small children.
(b) Animals.
(c) Incredible stories.
(d) Their son.
8. Who is said to have murdered the Chief's young househelp according to the narrator's parents?
(a) The Chief's brother.
(b) The Chief himself.
(c) The Chief's wife.
(d) The girl's father.
9. What was Okenwa's mother's profession before retirement?
(a) Cardiologist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) TV personality.
(d) Political Science professor.
10. What does Okenwa's mother tell him Raphael's role in a recent crime was?
(a) He was the ringleader.
(b) He was part of the vigilante mob who caught the thief.
(c) He was a victim.
(d) He was the reporter who covered the story.
11. What was Okenwa's father's profession before retirement?
(a) Cab driver.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Professor of Education.
12. What day of the week does Okenwa visit his parents?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.
13. What sport did Okenwa's parents play together at the staff club?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Ping pong.
(c) Golf.
(d) Badminton.
14. 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) They look more alike.
(d) Their eyes are smaller.
15. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?
(a) Having no grandchildren for whom to buy Christmas presents.
(b) Increased robberies in the area.
(c) New aches and pains.
(d) Rising housing costs.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did one of Okenwa's family houseboys, John, leave after breaking a plate?
2. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?
3. What did Okenwa love more than books and other things his parents were passionate about when he was young?
4. How did Okenwa know Raphael?
5. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?
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