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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 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 they already ate.
(c) She said she would never eat food in their house.
(d) She ignored the offered.

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

3. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?
(a) She is moving back to Africa.
(b) She does not love him anymore.
(c) She thinks she might be pregnant.
(d) She has been having an affair.

4. How do Zikora and Mmiliaku communicate most often?
(a) Facebook.
(b) AOL messenger.
(c) Letter writing.
(d) FaceTime.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mmiliaku's youngest when she calls Zikora from Nitel?

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

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

4. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?

5. What do Zikora and her mother disagree about after the baby is born?

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