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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 does Okenwa's mother tell him Raphael's role in a recent crime was?
(a) He was a victim.
(b) He was the reporter who covered the story.
(c) He was part of the vigilante mob who caught the thief.
(d) He was the ringleader.

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

3. What do the narrator's parents often watch on television at the start of the story?
(a) Animal Planet.
(b) Cat videos on YouTube.
(c) All My Children.
(d) American Idol.

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

5. What does Okenwa say some Nigerians believed could cure diabetes?
(a) Drinking Orange Juice.
(b) Drinking Holy Water.
(c) Sacrificing a goat.
(d) Eating liver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?

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

3. What does Okenwa eat with his parents each visit?

4. What did Okenwa love more than books and other things his parents were passionate about when he was young?

5. Who is the author of "Apollo"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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