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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Obi Uwechue hail from?
(a) Akpei.
(b) Abula.
(c) Antananarivo.
(d) Addis-Ababa.

2. Uche rising at this time leads his family to believe that perhaps he is going to do what?
(a) Attend school.
(b) Help at the farm today.
(c) Meet with Nduka.
(d) Trade at the market.

3. What does Okei receive punishment for in the initial chapters?
(a) An ungrateful attitude.
(b) A lackadaisical attitude.
(c) Disrespect toward elders.
(d) Theft.

4. The droughts bring what?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Daytime heat, but nighttime rains.
(c) Heat, but is followed by rainy seasons.
(d) Smaller crops, but still marketable.

5. In preparation for tonight's meeting, who does Okei enlist the help of to sweep the meeting area?
(a) Children.
(b) Older girls.
(c) Younger boys.
(d) Older boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when the story begins?

2. The educated boys agree with Okei's philosophy, but while the uneducated youths nod in agreement they actually do what?

3. The parents of Okei's friends would prefer sons who are willing to do what?

4. As Nduka and Uche take Okei to meet the girls nearby, they commiserate that their parents all give them the same speech about being useless because of what?

5. Obi Agilaga and Obi Uwechue sit and discuss young men who refuse to work but find time to do what?

(see the answer key)

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