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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the profession of Korede's maternal grandfather?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a policeman.
(c) He was a politician.
(d) He was a lawyer.

2. How does Korede like to eat popcorn?
(a) With peanut butter.
(b) With butter drizzled on it.
(c) With pepper sauce.
(d) With syrup drizzled on it.

3. Where does Aunty Taiwo live?
(a) Dubai.
(b) Abuja.
(c) Kano.
(d) Lagos.

4. What does Korede say Tade is in "#3" (80)?
(a) A walking music box.
(b) A walking shadow.
(c) A mysterious phantom.
(d) An enticing dessert.

5. What does Korede mix with water to pour over the blood stain in the trunk of her car in "Bleach"?
(a) Baking soda.
(b) Lysol.
(c) Car grease.
(d) Ammonia.

6. What does Tade ask Korede for in "Break"?
(a) Korede's phone number.
(b) Her recipe for Sujo.
(c) Ayoola's phone number.
(d) Her father's address.

7. How many naira does Korede give the LASTMA agent to get out of trouble in "Traffic"?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 5,000.

8. What word is used to refer to the trunk of a vehicle in the novel?
(a) Boot.
(b) Basin.
(c) Buggy.
(d) Lorry.

9. At what time does Tade arrive for work at the hospital in "Mascara"?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 9:30 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 11:00 a.m.

10. Korede describes Ayoola's skin as a color between cream and what, in "Flaw"?
(a) Porcelain.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Caramel.

11. With what words does Ayoola summon Korede in "Words" (19)?
(a) "Please help me."
(b) "I'm in danger."
(c) "I killed him."
(d) "I'm in hiding."

12. What does Korede instruct Ayoola to chop in the kitchen in "Efo"?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Apples.
(d) Onions.

13. The poem that Femi wrote for Ayoola says, "I dare you to find a flaw / in her beauty; / or to bring forth a woman / who can stand beside / her without" what (25)?
(a) Crying.
(b) Wilting.
(c) Paling.
(d) Leaving.

14. For what ailment does Mrs. Rotinu see Dr. Tade in "Scrubs"?
(a) Depression.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Anxiety.

15. What happened to the chair at the dining table where Korede's father used to sit?
(a) Korede burned it in a bonfire.
(b) Korede gave it to her aunt.
(c) Korede threw it in the lagoon.
(d) Korede sold it to an antique store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Korede do in Ayoola's room while talking to her in "Flapper"?

2. Who takes the blame for the destroyed flowers in "Roses"?

3. What did Korede do with all of her father's paintings aside from the one over the piano after his death?

4. Ayoola and Korede's father sometimes claimed that a university colleage gave him his knife in return for what?

5. Where does Tade take Ayoola out to lunch in "Flaw"?

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