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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 word becomes Zikora and Kwame's word to describe a variety of things after they begin dating?
(a) Tasty.
(b) Cookie.
(c) Fancy.
(d) Nutty.

2. How does Zikora feel when Kwame expresses his disapproval for the way Emmanuel treats Mmiliaku?
(a) She feels offended because Mmiliaku is her cousin.
(b) She worries Kwame is only pretending to disapprove.
(c) She feels it sets him apart from men like Emmanuel.
(d) She feels Kwame should have a talk with Emmanuel.

3. What does Zikora call her father's second wife?
(a) Mama Nwanneka.
(b) Aunty Nwanneka.
(c) Aunty Uzo.
(d) Mama Uzo.

4. What about the smaller nurse bothers Zikora to the point that she decides she will write a complaint after?
(a) Her long fingernails.
(b) Her cellphone use.
(c) Her rude demeanor.
(d) Her fake eyelashes.

5. How does the narrator feel about the way the nurse tells her she is not progressing?
(a) She feels confused.
(b) She feels something is wrong.
(c) She feels she is being blamed.
(d) She feels soothed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?

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

3. What is the name of Zikora's child's father?

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

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

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