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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. How did Okenwa know Raphael?
(a) He was their houseboy.
(b) He was his classmate.
(c) He was a neighbor.
(d) He was a former colleague.

2. What was Okenwa's father's profession before retirement?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Professor of Education.
(d) Cab driver.

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

4. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?
(a) Small children.
(b) Incredible stories.
(c) Their son.
(d) Animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often does the narrator say he visits his parents at the start of the story?

3. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?

4. Whose films did Okenwa watch obsessively when he was young?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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