View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distant family member does the narrator think of who died during childbirth?
(a) Chinyere.
(b) Mmiliaku.
(c) Nwanneka.
(d) Ugonna.

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

3. In what ways does Zikora feel Kwame is unlike other successful Black men she knew?
(a) He is rude.
(b) He is not wealthy.
(c) He does not dress well.
(d) He is not arrogant.

4. What confession does Zikora make to her mother, which her mother says is better left unsaid?
(a) She confesses that she does not love her.
(b) She confesses that Kwame does not love her.
(c) She confesses that she does not want the child.
(d) She confesses that she has had an abortion.

5. 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 looks just like Zikora.
(c) She says it is a shame he will not have a father.
(d) She says he is too small.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mmiliaku tell Zikora when she expresses her confusion at Kwame's surprise that she is pregnant?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 330 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample