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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Adah's father when his mother died?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

2. What wakes Francis in Chapter 5?
(a) Sirens outside.
(b) People shouting.
(c) Titi crying.
(d) Vicky crying.

3. Where were Ma and Pa married?
(a) The Capstone Church.
(b) Christian Brethern Church.
(c) Christ Church.
(d) Apostolic Faith Church.

4. What is Adah's husband, Francis, studying to be?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Architect.
(d) Accountant.

5. How many siblings does Janet have?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

6. In Chapter 3, what does a factory make that Adah sees on the train?
(a) Baby carriages.
(b) Cars.
(c) Rubber hoses.
(d) Ovaltine.

7. In Chapter 1, what does Mr. Cole get Adah to eat after her first day at school?
(a) Akara.
(b) Gibegiri.
(c) Roasted plantain.
(d) Coconut rice.

8. What was the bride-price that Francis could not pay for Adah?
(a) 350 pounds.
(b) 750 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

9. What does Adah take to work to eat sometimes for lunch in Chapter 5?
(a) Boiled egg.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Protein bar.
(d) Sandwich.

10. Who does Adah go to live with after her Pa dies?
(a) Mother's younger brother.
(b) Mother's elder brother.
(c) Pa's cousin.
(d) Pa's brother.

11. Which river goddess do Pa and his friends toast for not allowing Lawyer Nweze to go astray?
(a) Niger.
(b) Oboshi.
(c) Benin.
(d) Katsina Ala.

12. How premature was Adah when she was born?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

13. What month is it in Chapter 5?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) August.

14. How long does Pa say in the hospital before he dies?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) A week or two.
(d) A month.

15. In Chapter 4, how many pints of milk does Trudy say that the milkman delivers?
(a) 5 pints.
(b) 4 pints.
(c) 3 pints.
(d) 6 pints.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Adah was 8, what town was welcoming the first lawyer there?

2. Where does Adah go to secondary school?

3. What street do Francis and Adah live on in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 1, how old did Adah think she was when she gave birth to a dream?

5. How much too big does Adah's mother always make her dresses?

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