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

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

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

4. 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 brags of their world travels.
(c) She says it is an example of why one should not settle.
(d) She says they are a better couple than Mmiliaku and her husband.

5. How does the narrator's mother respond to her expression of pain during labor?
(a) She is gentle.
(b) She talks her through the pain.
(c) She cannot bear to see her in pain and leaves the room.
(d) She is unmoved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Zikora's child's father?

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

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

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

5. At what event did Zikora first meet her baby's father?

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