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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's mother say when asked if she can help still Zikora for the epidural?
(a) My pleasure.
(b) She does not need an epidural.
(c) She can manage.
(d) Anything to help my child.

2. How does the narrator describe the expression her mother gives her when Zikora asks Dr. K how he would know how childbirth feels?
(a) Warm.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Icy.

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

4. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?
(a) She does not love him anymore.
(b) She has been having an affair.
(c) She thinks she might be pregnant.
(d) She is moving back to Africa.

5. What country did the narrator read has the highest maternal mortality rate?
(a) Canada.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) America.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Zikora's mother do after Zikora accepted food at Aunty Nwanneka's house when they went to visit her new baby?

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

3. At what event did Zikora first meet her baby's father?

4. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?

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

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