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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 2 - 10 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe the expression her mother gives her when Zikora asks Dr. K how he would know how childbirth feels?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Icy.
(d) Warm.

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

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

5. What country did the narrator read has the highest maternal mortality rate?
(a) Canada.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Australia.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distant family member does the narrator think of who died during childbirth?

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

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?

4. At what event did Zikora first meet her baby's father?

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

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