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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. What does the narrator say his parents smell like at the start of the story?
(a) Mothballs.
(b) Body sweat.
(c) Chicken soup.
(d) Vicks Vapo Rub.

3. What sport did Okenwa's parents play together at the staff club?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Ping pong.
(c) Badminton.
(d) Golf.

4. What type of questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?
(a) When he will let them live with him.
(b) When he will get a real job.
(c) When he will move closer.
(d) When he will marry or have children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?

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

3. What does Okenwa believe his mother would have said 15 years earlier if told outlandish stories?

4. What do the narrator's parents often watch on television at the start of the story?

5. What is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 did Okenwa's parents do for work?

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

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

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

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

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