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

2. 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 Okenwa.
(c) Chief Okeke.
(d) Chief Okey.

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

4. 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) A love of Kung Fu.
(d) Similar musical interests.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Okenwa know Raphael?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Okenwa's parents do for work?

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

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

4. Where did Okenwa's parents meet? How did their parents feel about their union?

5. What does Okenwa imagine would be different if he did have a family, as his parents hoped? Why?

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

7. Under what circumstances did the houseboys that preceded Raphael stop working for Okenwa's family?

8. What does Okenwa's mother say had happened during a visit in Okenwa? Who did they know who was involved?

9. How did Okenwa feel about reading compared to his parents?

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

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