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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 10 - 24 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Zikora when her father married a second wife?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

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

3. How does Zikora describe the woman she says she will never forget from Planned Parenthood?
(a) An Eastern European woman with wavy hair.
(b) An African American woman with short pressed hair.
(c) An Asian American woman with long, dark hair.
(d) An American woman with short gray hair.

4. What does Zikora's mother say when asked if she can help still Zikora for the epidural?
(a) She can manage.
(b) She does not need an epidural.
(c) Anything to help my child.
(d) My pleasure.

5. What is the name of the hospital where Zikora is giving birth?
(a) West Memorial.
(b) East Memorial.
(c) St. Anne's.
(d) St. Luke's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Mmiliaku have when she calls Zikora from Nitel?

2. How does the narrator feel about the way the nurse tells her she is not progressing?

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

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

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

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