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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 2 - 10 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Zikora's child's father?
(a) Kali.
(b) Kinah.
(c) Ugonna.
(d) Kwame.

3. At what event did Zikora first meet her baby's father?
(a) A book launch.
(b) A friend's party.
(c) A gala.
(d) A wedding.

4. How does the narrator's mother respond to her expression of pain during labor?
(a) She cannot bear to see her in pain and leaves the room.
(b) She talks her through the pain.
(c) She is unmoved.
(d) She is gentle.

5. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?
(a) An epidural.
(b) A drink of water.
(c) Her gown.
(d) Her baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story"?

2. How does the narrator describe the expression her mother gives her when Zikora asks Dr. K how he would know how childbirth feels?

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

4. What does Zikora's mother say when asked if she can help still Zikora for the epidural?

5. What about the smaller nurse bothers Zikora to the point that she decides she will write a complaint after?

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