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

2. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?
(a) Late 80s.
(b) Late 40s.
(c) Early 30s.
(d) Mid 60s.

3. Why did Okenwa's maternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's father?
(a) They thought he was not wealthy enough.
(b) They thought he was too educated.
(c) They thought he was not handsome enough.
(d) They thought he was rude.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?

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

3. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?

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

5. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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