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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While nursing the baby after having him circumcised, what does Zikora do and why?
(a) She cries and wonders why she had him circumcised.
(b) She calls Kwame because she misses him.
(c) She eats because she is famished.
(d) She nods off because she is exhausted.

2. In what ways does Zikora feel Kwame is unlike other successful Black men she knew?
(a) He is rude.
(b) He does not dress well.
(c) He is not wealthy.
(d) He is not arrogant.

3. At what stage of her pregnancy does Zikora text Kwame from the elevator after her appointment?
(a) 20 weeks.
(b) 36 weeks.
(c) 24 weeks.
(d) 8 weeks.

4. How does Kwame respond to Zikora's text telling him how far along she is?
(a) He tells her to leave him alone.
(b) He tells her he is overjoyed.
(c) He calls her right away.
(d) He tells her it is manipulative.

5. How many children does Mmiliaku have when she calls Zikora from Nitel?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rushes to the baby when he cries at the very end of "Zikora: A Short Story"?

2. What does Zikora want to prove will not get in the way of her work at the law firm?

3. What does Zikora say her mother does when she picks up her son at the end of the story?

4. What does Zikora sometimes do on the weekends, which Mmiliaku advises her to stop doing?

5. What does Zikora go to Planned Parenthood for when she is 19?

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