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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 say is not Kwame's "fighting tool" (13)?
(a) Condescension.
(b) Silence.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Cheating.

2. What do Zikora and her mother disagree about after the baby is born?
(a) Whether or not to circumcise him.
(b) Whether to tell Kwame or not.
(c) What to name him.
(d) Whether he should be baptized.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What realization about her son does Zikora have which she shares with her mother?

2. What does Kwame do with his copy of Zikora's apartment key?

3. What about the smaller nurse bothers Zikora to the point that she decides she will write a complaint after?

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

5. What is one of the reasons Zikora is surprised at Kwame's reaction to her pregnancy?

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