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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What proof do the narrator's parents have of the neighbor's unusual vomiting experience?
(a) They read about it in the newspaper.
(b) The man was interviewed for the local TV news station.
(c) Someone texted them a picture.
(d) They saw a photo on facebook.

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

3. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 18.
(d) 4.

4. What does the narrator say his parents smell like at the start of the story?
(a) Body sweat.
(b) Chicken soup.
(c) Mothballs.
(d) Vicks Vapo Rub.

5. What type of home do the narrator's parents live in at the start of the story?
(a) A large home.
(b) A small apartment.
(c) A trailer.
(d) A tiny house.

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

7. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?
(a) Small children.
(b) Their son.
(c) Animals.
(d) Incredible stories.

8. What did Okenwa's parents often do in the evenings at home when he as young?
(a) Play with him.
(b) Watch movies together.
(c) Read to each other.
(d) Grade papers and ignore each other.

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

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

11. What do the narrator's parents tell him a sick neighbor from their hometown vomited once?
(a) A dead cat.
(b) An old shoe.
(c) A live grasshopper.
(d) A necklace.

12. What is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?
(a) Their eyes are smaller.
(b) They are taller.
(c) Their ears are larger.
(d) They look more alike.

13. 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.

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

15. What does Okenwa think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?
(a) He hopes they are proud of him.
(b) He hopes it's the last time he sees them.
(c) It may be the last time he sees them alive.
(d) When will they stop asking so many questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week does Okenwa visit his parents?

2. Why did one of Okenwa's family houseboys, John, leave after breaking a plate?

3. Where does Okenwa live?

4. Why did Okenwa's paternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's mother?

5. Why was the houseboy just before Raphael fired?

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