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

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

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

4. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

5. What type of home do the narrator's parents live in at the start of the story?
(a) A trailer.
(b) A small apartment.
(c) A tiny house.
(d) A large home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?

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

4. What did Okenwa's parents often do in the evenings at home when he as young?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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 has changed about Okenwa's parents since retirement?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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