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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 Kwame should have a talk with Emmanuel.
(b) She feels offended because Mmiliaku is her cousin.
(c) She worries Kwame is only pretending to disapprove.
(d) She feels it sets him apart from men like 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) A drink of water.
(b) Her baby.
(c) An epidural.
(d) Her gown.

3. What is the name of Zikora's child's father?
(a) Kwame.
(b) Kinah.
(c) Ugonna.
(d) Kali.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Zikora's mother say when her husband's second wife offered them fish and plantains when they came to visit the new baby?

3. In what ways does Zikora feel Kwame is unlike other successful Black men she knew?

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. What does Zikora's mother say when asked if she can help still Zikora for the epidural?

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