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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 does Zikora brag to her cousin Mmiliaku when talking of her relationship with Kwame?
(a) She says it is an example of why one should not settle.
(b) She says they are a better couple than Mmiliaku and her husband.
(c) She brags of their world travels.
(d) She brags of how much money he makes.

2. What realization about her son does Zikora have which she shares with her mother?
(a) She realizes he looks like her mother.
(b) She realizes he looks like Kwame.
(c) She realizes he is not nursing well.
(d) She realizes she would die for him.

3. What does Mmiliaku's friend do on her blog?
(a) She writes about homeschooling.
(b) She shares her favorite recipes.
(c) She interviews men anonymously.
(d) She writes about being single in a big city.

4. 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 baby.
(b) A drink of water.
(c) Her gown.
(d) An epidural.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Zikora go to Planned Parenthood for when she is 19?

3. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?

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

5. What does Zikora avoid eating when she first finds out she is pregnant?

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