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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 10 - 24 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?
(a) Because the father is not there.
(b) She feels she is not handling the pain with dignity.
(c) Because she did not tell her mother who the father is.
(d) Because she did not tell the father she was pregnant.

2. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?
(a) She takes off her hospital gown.
(b) She says she feels sick.
(c) She cries.
(d) She asks everyone to leave.

3. How does Zikora send money to Mmiliaku after she calls her from Nitel?
(a) Paypal.
(b) Western Union.
(c) Venmo.
(d) She mailed it.

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

5. Where does Zikora discover many men learn about women's bodies?
(a) School.
(b) Friends.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Pornography.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Zikora's brother from her father's second wife?

3. How does Zikora feel when Kwame expresses his disapproval for the way Emmanuel treats Mmiliaku?

4. What does Kwame say to Zikora in regards to her decision to have the baby?

5. Who does Zikora text after her son is born to say it is a boy?

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