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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 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 worries Kwame is only pretending to disapprove.
(c) She feels offended because Mmiliaku is her cousin.
(d) She feels Kwame should have a talk with Emmanuel.

2. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?
(a) Her gown.
(b) Her baby.
(c) A drink of water.
(d) An epidural.

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

4. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?
(a) She says she feels sick.
(b) She asks everyone to leave.
(c) She cries.
(d) She takes off her hospital gown.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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