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

2. 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.

3. 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) It may be the last time he sees them alive.
(c) When will they stop asking so many questions.
(d) He hopes they are proud of him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Okenwa know Raphael?

3. What was Okenwa's mother's profession before retirement?

4. Where does Okenwa live?

5. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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