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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 did Zikora's mother say when her husband's second wife offered them fish and plantains when they came to visit the new baby?
(a) She ignored the offered.
(b) She said she hates fish.
(c) She said she would never eat food in their house.
(d) She said they already ate.

2. How old was Zikora when her father married a second wife?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

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

4. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
(a) Her mother's home.
(b) The lawfirm.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) The hospital.

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

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

3. In what ways does Zikora feel Kwame is unlike other successful Black men she knew?

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

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

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