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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 broke the plate and left after an argument with Okenwa.
(c) He feared how Okenwa's father would react.
(d) He could not afford to replace the plate.

3. Why did Okenwa's maternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's father?
(a) They thought he was rude.
(b) They thought he was not handsome enough.
(c) They thought he was not wealthy enough.
(d) They thought he was too educated.

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

5. Why was the houseboy just before Raphael fired?
(a) For hitting Okenwa.
(b) For insulting Okenwa's mother.
(c) For being a terrible cook.
(d) For not cleaning well.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Where does Okenwa live?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Benin City.
(c) Enugu.
(d) Port Harcourt.

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Chief's murdered househelp's liver said to be used for according to the narrator's parents?

2. Who is the author of "Apollo"?

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

4. What do the narrator's parents believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?

5. What does the narrator say his parents smell like at the start of the story?

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