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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 does the narrator's mother respond to her expression of pain during labor?
(a) She talks her through the pain.
(b) She is unmoved.
(c) She is gentle.
(d) She cannot bear to see her in pain and leaves the room.

2. What is one of the reasons Zikora is surprised at Kwame's reaction to her pregnancy?
(a) They have been having unprotected sex for some time.
(b) He tells her she got pregnant so he would not break up with her.
(c) They have talked about having children.
(d) She did not expect him to be so happy.

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

4. At what event did Zikora first meet her baby's father?
(a) A friend's party.
(b) A book launch.
(c) A gala.
(d) A wedding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How do Zikora and Mmiliaku communicate most often?

4. What country did the narrator read has the highest maternal mortality rate?

5. What does the doctor know about Zikora's mother which makes her wonder when she would have told him?

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