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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zikora brag to her cousin Mmiliaku when talking of her relationship with Kwame?
(a) She brags of their world travels.
(b) She says it is an example of why one should not settle.
(c) She says they are a better couple than Mmiliaku and her husband.
(d) She brags of how much money he makes.

2. What is one of the reasons Zikora is surprised at Kwame's reaction to her pregnancy?
(a) She did not expect him to be so happy.
(b) They have talked about having children.
(c) They have been having unprotected sex for some time.
(d) He tells her she got pregnant so he would not break up with her.

3. What event at Aunty Nwanneka's house does Zikora remember toward the end of the story?
(a) A christening.
(b) Her brother's birthday.
(c) Her birthday party.
(d) Her father's birthday.

4. What does Zikora's father call her when they FaceTime from the hospital?
(a) Darling.
(b) Princess.
(c) Mama.
(d) Little One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kwame respond to Zikora's text telling him how far along she is?

2. What does Zikora say is not Kwame's "fighting tool" (13)?

3. How does the narrator's mother respond to her expression of pain during labor?

4. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?

5. What does Zikora call her father's second wife?

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