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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 24 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Zikora text after her son is born to say it is a boy?
(a) Donna.
(b) Mmiliaku.
(c) Her father.
(d) Kwame.

2. What does Aunty Nwanneka tell Zikora after her son's birth?
(a) She should have had the father there.
(b) She is lucky she had a boy.
(c) God has blessed them.
(d) She cannot wait to meet him in person.

3. What did Zikora's mother do after Zikora accepted food at Aunty Nwanneka's house when they went to visit her new baby?
(a) She said she understood and apologized.
(b) She slapped her.
(c) She told her she should live with them.
(d) She hugged her.

4. How do Zikora, her son, and her mother get to her apartment after they leave the hospital?
(a) Uber.
(b) Taxi.
(c) Zikora's car.
(d) Bus.

5. Who does Zikora feel the urge to hide from on they way home from the hospital?
(a) Kwame.
(b) Her mother and son.
(c) The taxi driver.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zikora avoid eating when she first finds out she is pregnant?

2. Where does Zikora's father want her to go to university when she is younger?

3. What country did the narrator read has the highest maternal mortality rate?

4. What does Zikora's mother tell her when Zikora worries the baby cries too much?

5. Who rushes to the baby when he cries at the very end of "Zikora: A Short Story"?

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