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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 24 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Zikora ultimately decide to go to university?
(a) France.
(b) Australia.
(c) America.
(d) The UK.

2. While nursing the baby after having him circumcised, what does Zikora do and why?
(a) She cries and wonders why she had him circumcised.
(b) She eats because she is famished.
(c) She calls Kwame because she misses him.
(d) She nods off because she is exhausted.

3. What does Zikora's mother tell her in regards to her father taking a second wife as if it is a victory?
(a) That she is his first love.
(b) That he will live with them.
(c) That she will always be the first wife.
(d) That she gave birth to his oldest child.

4. What does Zikora's mother say to her father the day he moves out?
(a) Good riddance.
(b) Moving in with his second wife is not part of their agreement.
(c) Please don't go.
(d) Take your daughter with you.

5. Why does Zikora ultimately decide not to call Kwame after her she and her son are home?
(a) She feels she does not need his help.
(b) Her mother tells her she will move in with her.
(c) She meets someone else.
(d) She is weary of his rejections.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event at Aunty Nwanneka's house does Zikora remember toward the end of the story?

2. Who rushes to the baby when he cries at the very end of "Zikora: A Short Story"?

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

4. What does Zikora say about the image of her mother turning away like she did when she came home from Aunty Nwanneka's house?

5. How do Zikora and Mmiliaku communicate most often?

(see the answer key)

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