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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 brag to her cousin Mmiliaku when talking of her relationship with Kwame?
(a) She brags of how much money he makes.
(b) She says it is an example of why one should not settle.
(c) She brags of their world travels.
(d) She says they are a better couple than Mmiliaku and her husband.

2. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?
(a) Because the father is not there.
(b) She feels she is not handling the pain with dignity.
(c) Because she did not tell the father she was pregnant.
(d) Because she did not tell her mother who the father is.

3. How does Zikora feel when Kwame expresses his disapproval for the way Emmanuel treats Mmiliaku?
(a) She worries Kwame is only pretending to disapprove.
(b) She feels offended because Mmiliaku is her cousin.
(c) She feels Kwame should have a talk with Emmanuel.
(d) She feels it sets him apart from men like Emmanuel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?

3. What country did the narrator read has the highest maternal mortality rate?

4. What is the name of the hospital where Zikora is giving birth?

5. How does the narrator feel about the way the nurse tells her she is not progressing?

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