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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Sheep" – "#5".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word in the novel refers to a Nigerian food made from yam or cassava flour?
(a) Gele.
(b) Tsugunnawa.
(c) Agbalumo.
(d) Àmàlà.

2. What word in the novel refers to a long, loose-fitting gown having wide sleeves and a hole in the center for the head, worn especially by Yoruba men?
(a) Agbada.
(b) Efo.
(c) Gele.
(d) Aso ebi.

3. Who is fired from the hospital after Tade's office is ransacked?
(a) Korede.
(b) Mohammed.
(c) Bunmi.
(d) James.

4. What is Ayoola wearing when the police arrive to question her in "Questions"?
(a) A purple mini skirt and a halter top.
(b) A black pantsuit.
(c) A gray blouse and navy trousers.
(d) A headdress and a long gown.

5. At what time is Korede sitting in traffic in the beginning of "Traffic"?
(a) 5:15 a.m.
(b) 6:45 a.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) 6:15 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Korede say that "handsome, talented men usually are" in "Asleep" (227)?

2. With what words does Ayoola summon Korede in "Words" (19)?

3. What color is Korede's car?

4. Where do both Korede and her mother have a birth spot?

5. How did Muhtar come to be in a coma?

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