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

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 fake eyelashes.
(b) Her cellphone use.
(c) Her rude demeanor.
(d) Her long fingernails.

2. What does Zikora's mother say immediately after Zikora gives birth to her son?
(a) She says he looks just like Zikora.
(b) She congratulates her and says he is beautiful.
(c) She says he is too small.
(d) She says it is a shame he will not have a father.

3. What does Mmiliaku tell Zikora when she expresses her confusion at Kwame's surprise that she is pregnant?
(a) Mmiliaku tells her men do not understand women's bodies.
(b) Mmiliaku tells her he is playing dumb.
(c) Mmiliaku asks Zikora why she expects more from a man.
(d) Mmiliaku tells her all men are evil.

4. How does Zikora send money to Mmiliaku after she calls her from Nitel?
(a) Venmo.
(b) Paypal.
(c) Western Union.
(d) She mailed it.

5. 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?
(a) She said she hates fish.
(b) She said she would never eat food in their house.
(c) She ignored the offered.
(d) She said they already ate.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what stage of her pregnancy does Zikora text Kwame from the elevator after her appointment?

2. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?

3. What does Zikora want to prove will not get in the way of her work at the law firm?

4. How does Kwame respond to Zikora's text telling him how far along she is?

5. How old was Zikora when her father married a second wife?

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