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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Okenwa's mother tell him Raphael's role in a recent crime was?
(a) He was a victim.
(b) He was part of the vigilante mob who caught the thief.
(c) He was the reporter who covered the story.
(d) He was the ringleader.

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

3. What was Okenwa's mother's profession before retirement?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Cardiologist.
(c) Political Science professor.
(d) TV personality.

4. Why did Okenwa's paternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's mother?
(a) They thought she was too poor.
(b) They thought she was too educated.
(c) They thought she was not attractive enough.
(d) They thought she was not intelligent enough.

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

6. What does Okenwa eat with his parents each visit?
(a) Rice and stew.
(b) Fish and rice.
(c) Yams and soup.
(d) Pepper soup and bean cakes.

7. What sport did Okenwa's parents play together at the staff club?
(a) Badminton.
(b) Ping pong.
(c) Golf.
(d) Tennis.

8. Why does Okenwa's mother assume he would not remember Raphael?
(a) Raphael was very shy.
(b) Okenwa has a terrible memory.
(c) They only met once.
(d) Okenwa was young and Raphael was one of many houseboys.

9. What is the name of the Chief who young house help had mysteriously died according do the narrator's parents?
(a) Chief Okey.
(b) Chief Okenwa.
(c) Chief Okwi.
(d) Chief Okeke.

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

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

12. Who is the author of "Apollo"?
(a) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
(b) Amanda Ngozi.
(c) Chinua Achebe.
(d) Otessa Moshfegh.

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

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

15. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?
(a) He would have researched the story for factual evidence.
(b) He would have snorted.
(c) He would have asked a thousand questions.
(d) He would have blocked his ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?

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

3. What type of questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?

4. What did Okenwa love more than books and other things his parents were passionate about when he was young?

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

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