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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 24 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zikora notice happens to the baby when her mother holds him?
(a) He cries more.
(b) He stops crying.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He giggles.

2. How old is Zikora when her mother tells her that her father will take a second wife?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

3. What does Zikora sometimes do on the weekends, which Mmiliaku advises her to stop doing?
(a) Read Kwame's old texts.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Working.
(d) Go on dates.

4. What did Zikora's mother do after Zikora accepted food at Aunty Nwanneka's house when they went to visit her new baby?
(a) She slapped her.
(b) She told her she should live with them.
(c) She said she understood and apologized.
(d) She hugged her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mmiliaku's youngest when she calls Zikora from Nitel?

2. Why does Zikora's father say he is unable to come see the baby?

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

4. What does Zikora's mother tell her when Zikora worries the baby cries too much?

5. Where is Kwame born?

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