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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?
(a) They were neighbors.
(b) College.
(c) High School.
(d) They worked together.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does Okenwa believe his mother would have said 15 years earlier if told outlandish stories?
(a) Nonsense.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Tell me more.
(d) Highly unlikely.

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Okenwa's maternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's father?

2. What proof do the narrator's parents have of the neighbor's unusual vomiting experience?

3. How did Okenwa know Raphael?

4. What was Okenwa's father's profession before retirement?

5. What sport did Okenwa's parents play together at the staff club?

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