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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of the narrator and his parent's "ancestral hometown" (1)?
(a) Abba.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Port Harcourt.
(d) Engu.
2. Who is said to have murdered the Chief's young househelp according to the narrator's parents?
(a) The girl's father.
(b) The Chief's brother.
(c) The Chief himself.
(d) The Chief's wife.
3. What sport did Okenwa's parents play together at the staff club?
(a) Golf.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Ping pong.
(d) Badminton.
4. What did Okenwa's parents often do in the evenings at home when he as young?
(a) Grade papers and ignore each other.
(b) Play with him.
(c) Watch movies together.
(d) Read to each other.
5. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?
(a) He would have asked a thousand questions.
(b) He would have researched the story for factual evidence.
(c) He would have blocked his ears.
(d) He would have snorted.
6. What proof do the narrator's parents have of the neighbor's unusual vomiting experience?
(a) The man was interviewed for the local TV news station.
(b) They saw a photo on facebook.
(c) Someone texted them a picture.
(d) They read about it in the newspaper.
7. What is the name of the Chief who young house help had mysteriously died according do the narrator's parents?
(a) Chief Okeke.
(b) Chief Okey.
(c) Chief Okwi.
(d) Chief Okenwa.
8. Where does Okenwa live?
(a) Enugu.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Port Harcourt.
(d) Benin City.
9. What does Okenwa think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?
(a) It may be the last time he sees them alive.
(b) He hopes it's the last time he sees them.
(c) When will they stop asking so many questions.
(d) He hopes they are proud of him.
10. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?
(a) Their son.
(b) Incredible stories.
(c) Small children.
(d) Animals.
11. Why was the houseboy just before Raphael fired?
(a) For hitting Okenwa.
(b) For insulting Okenwa's mother.
(c) For not cleaning well.
(d) For being a terrible cook.
12. What type of home do the narrator's parents live in at the start of the story?
(a) A tiny house.
(b) A small apartment.
(c) A trailer.
(d) A large home.
13. Why did Okenwa's paternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's mother?
(a) They thought she was not attractive enough.
(b) They thought she was too educated.
(c) They thought she was too poor.
(d) They thought she was not intelligent enough.
14. What day of the week does Okenwa visit his parents?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.
15. What did Raphael and Okenwa first bond over when he worked for them?
(a) A love of Kung Fu.
(b) A love of books.
(c) A love of American comedy films.
(d) Similar musical interests.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the narrator's parents believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?
2. What was Okenwa's father's profession before retirement?
3. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?
4. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?
5. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?
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