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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which child in the ministry is the most outspoken and gets in trouble most often?
(a) Helena.
(b) Rilina.
(c) Ikemba.
(d) Faroon.

2. How does John take Ijeoma from Ichulu?
(a) By bicycle.
(b) On horseback.
(c) On foot.
(d) In his vehicle.

3. What upsets Nnenna about Ijeoma's absence when she is gone so long secretly visiting her cousin?
(a) That Ijeoma was not there to help Nnenna cook.
(b) That Ijeoma did not say goodbye first.
(c) That Ijeoma broke the water pot.
(d) That Ijeoma was out with Chinwe.

4. What milestone happens to Ijeoma in Part III?
(a) She menstruates for the first time.
(b) She has a baby.
(c) She gets married.
(d) She gets her first paid job.

5. Whose hand does Phyllipa slap during class in Part IV?
(a) Ijeoma's.
(b) Riki's.
(c) Ikemba's.
(d) Alison's.

6. What does Ikemba tell the other children Ijeoma is?
(a) A God.
(b) A prophet.
(c) A sinner.
(d) A saint.

7. How does Ikemba tell Ijeoma he got a key to the cells?
(a) He paid an attendant for it.
(b) He made a copy of it.
(c) He stole in from the pastor's assistant.
(d) He found it in the hall.

8. What does Chinwe ask Ijeoma about their fathers?
(a) Whether Ijeoma's father likes Chinwe's father.
(b) Whether their fathers are related.
(c) Whether Chinwe's father likes Ijeoma's father.
(d) Whether their fathers work together.

9. What does the pastor call Ijeoma when he first meets her?
(a) A witch.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A genie.
(d) An osu.

10. What does Ofodile cut into many pieces in Part III?
(a) A newt.
(b) A fish.
(c) A python.
(d) A groundhog.

11. Which friend of Uzodi's is quite bitter and angry?
(a) Faroon.
(b) Nwabueze.
(c) Riki.
(d) Helena.

12. What happens after the children see that Ijeoma can fly?
(a) They ask her to help them learn more.
(b) They admire her all the more.
(c) They ask her to help them escape.
(d) They are afraid of her.

13. What does Phyllipa give Ijeoma and ask her to keep secret?
(a) A phone.
(b) A diary to write in.
(c) A picture.
(d) A cassette tape.

14. Why does Ikemba choose a particular night to escape?
(a) It is a lucky night.
(b) An attendant is sick.
(c) The moon is new.
(d) It is the night of the harvest.

15. Why does Ezinne have a bald scalp?
(a) Her son forced her to shave her head.
(b) She likes the style.
(c) The Igbokwe mandated it.
(d) That is the tradition for widows in Ichulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John tell Ofodile Pastor Nwosu can do for Ijeoma?

2. Why does John ask Ijeoma to stop crying?

3. What sound wakes Ijeoma every day at the ministry?

4. Where is the diary entry writer writing from in Part III?

5. What does Igbokwe tell Ijeoma when she reaches a milestone in Part III?

(see the answer keys)

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