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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Every other month.
(d) Twice a year.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the name of the narrator and his parent's "ancestral hometown" (1)?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Engu.
(c) Port Harcourt.
(d) Abba.

9. What type of questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?
(a) When he will marry or have children.
(b) When he will get a real job.
(c) When he will let them live with him.
(d) When he will move closer.

10. What do the narrator's parents believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?
(a) He was going to die soon.
(b) He was being punished for a wicked sin.
(c) His wife was pregnant.
(d) He was poisoned by wicked relatives.

11. What day of the week does Okenwa visit his parents?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

12. What did Raphael and Okenwa first bond over when he worked for them?
(a) A love of Kung Fu.
(b) Similar musical interests.
(c) A love of books.
(d) A love of American comedy films.

13. Why did one of Okenwa's family houseboys, John, leave after breaking a plate?
(a) He feared how Okenwa's mother would react.
(b) He feared how Okenwa's father would react.
(c) He could not afford to replace the plate.
(d) He broke the plate and left after an argument with Okenwa.

14. What is the name of the city the narrator's parents live at the start of the story?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Enugu.
(d) Port Harcourt.

15. What did Okenwa love more than books and other things his parents were passionate about when he was young?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Kung Fu.
(c) Disco.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?

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

4. What do the narrator's parents tell him a sick neighbor from their hometown vomited once?

5. What type of home do the narrator's parents live in at the start of the story?

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