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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 think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?
(a) He hopes it's the last time he sees them.
(b) He hopes they are proud of him.
(c) It may be the last time he sees them alive.
(d) When will they stop asking so many questions.

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

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

4. Who is the author of "Apollo"?
(a) Chinua Achebe.
(b) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
(c) Amanda Ngozi.
(d) Otessa Moshfegh.

5. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?
(a) High School.
(b) They worked together.
(c) They were neighbors.
(d) College.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Okenwa know Raphael?

2. What type of questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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