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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to have murdered the Chief's young househelp according to the narrator's parents?

2. What does Okenwa think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?

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

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

5. What was the Chief's murdered househelp's liver said to be used for according to the narrator's parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the author of "Apollo." Who is she? What else has she written? How is "Apollo" similar or different from Adichie's previous works?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a category assigned to a literary work. What are some genres that could be used to classify this story? What is the main genre of this story? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief essay analyzing Adichie’s choice to write about Okenwa and Raphael's relationship in past tense. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?

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