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

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

3. 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 said she hates fish.
(b) She said they already ate.
(c) She said she would never eat food in their house.
(d) She ignored the offered.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Zikora feel when Kwame expresses his disapproval for the way Emmanuel treats Mmiliaku?

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

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

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

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