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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?

3. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?

4. How does the narrator describe the expression her mother gives her when Zikora asks Dr. K how he would know how childbirth feels?

5. What about the smaller nurse bothers Zikora to the point that she decides she will write a complaint after?

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