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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 distant family member does the narrator think of who died during childbirth?
(a) Ugonna.
(b) Mmiliaku.
(c) Chinyere.
(d) Nwanneka.

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

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

4. What does Zikora's mother say when asked if she can help still Zikora for the epidural?
(a) My pleasure.
(b) She does not need an epidural.
(c) She can manage.
(d) Anything to help my child.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word becomes Zikora and Kwame's word to describe a variety of things after they begin dating?

3. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story"?

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

5. What did Zikora's mother do after Zikora accepted food at Aunty Nwanneka's house when they went to visit her new baby?

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