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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?
(a) New aches and pains.
(b) Having no grandchildren for whom to buy Christmas presents.
(c) Increased robberies in the area.
(d) Rising housing costs.

3. What is the name of the Chief who young house help had mysteriously died according do the narrator's parents?
(a) Chief Okwi.
(b) Chief Okey.
(c) Chief Okeke.
(d) Chief Okenwa.

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

5. Whose films did Okenwa watch obsessively when he was young?
(a) Bruce Lee.
(b) John Wayne.
(c) Robin Williams.
(d) Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Okenwa's mother tell him Raphael's role in a recent crime was?

2. What is the name of the city the narrator's parents live at the start of the story?

3. What is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What has changed about Okenwa's parents since retirement?

2. What were Okenwa's parent's evenings at home like when Okenwa was young?

3. How did Okenwa's mother treat the houseboys?

4. What is the narrator doing at the start of "Apollo"?

5. What are some of the "incredible stories" Okenwa's parents tell him on his visits?

6. How did Okenwa feel about going to the staff club to play badminton with his parents?

7. How does Okenwa describe his elderly parents at the start of the story?

8. What was Okenwa passionate about, which he did not share with his parents? Who does he meet who shared this passion?

9. What questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?

10. Why does Okenwa's mother think he would not remember Raphael?

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