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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 about the smaller nurse bothers Zikora to the point that she decides she will write a complaint after?
(a) Her rude demeanor.
(b) Her fake eyelashes.
(c) Her cellphone use.
(d) Her long fingernails.

2. What is the name of Zikora's brother from her father's second wife?
(a) Udama.
(b) Ugonna.
(c) Uchenna.
(d) Ugochi.

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

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

5. What word becomes Zikora and Kwame's word to describe a variety of things after they begin dating?
(a) Cookie.
(b) Nutty.
(c) Tasty.
(d) Fancy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator's mother respond to her expression of pain during labor?

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

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

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