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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The girls Okei and his friends hope to meet have returned early from their day of selling what?
(a) Plantains.
(b) Yams.
(c) Plums.
(d) Berries.

4. Which individuals do Uche and Nduka wonder if they should include when announcing Okei's meeting?
(a) The boys who are learning a trade.
(b) The boys working in the market.
(c) The uneducated boys working the farms.
(d) The educated boys attending school.

5. In Chapter 4, Uche rises when the following day?
(a) Around noon.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Around 8 a.m.
(d) Very early in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Obi Agilaga is concerned about what crop of his?

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

3. Why does Obi Uwechue hope to find Okei working on the farm today?

4. Which son of his does Obi Agilaga direct to the stream to bring water for the men?

5. A retreat in this terrible weather is necessary to avoid what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as the bathing girls' topic turns to differences between farm and educated youths?

2. After Kwutelu tells Obi Uju about her argument with Okei, why is she away for several hours when he retires?

3. How does the discussion concerning farming go at Okei's meeting?

4. In the opening of Chapter 4, what does Uche's family believe will happen when he gets up very early?

5. In what way are elders convinced their plan is succeeding when the girls come home from the marketplace with no sales?

6. What occurs while Okei gets ready for his initial meeting?

7. What are the circumstances surrounding the argument in the opening episode of The Wrestling Match?

8. Why does Obi Agiliga instruct his workers to rest in the middle of the day in Chapter 3?

9. In what ways is Okei maturing by the end of Chapter 12?

10. How do Obi Agiliga and Obi Uwechue consider Kwutelu's injury?

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