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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Adah go to secondary school?
(a) Holy Rosary.
(b) Queens College.
(c) Methodist Girls' School.
(d) Lagoon School.

2. When Adah was 8, what town was welcoming the first lawyer there?
(a) Ibuza.
(b) Abjua.
(c) Maiduguri.
(d) Zaria.

3. What is the month in Chapter 3?
(a) January.
(b) March.
(c) February.
(d) April.

4. How old is Janet when Mr. Babalola meets her?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

5. When Francis leaves for the United Kingdom, when is Adah's baby due?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how many pints of milk does Trudy say that the milkman delivers?

2. What is the name of the daily-minder Adah finds for her children in Chapter 4?

3. How long does Pa say in the hospital before he dies?

4. After Pa's death, what time do Adah's days start?

5. Which river goddess do Pa and his friends toast for not allowing Lawyer Nweze to go astray?

(see the answer key)

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