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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Kwame say to Zikora in regards to her decision to have the baby?
(a) He tells her it is the best thing that ever happened to him.
(b) He tells her it is going to ruin her life.
(c) He tells her he thought she never wanted children.
(d) He tells her she made a decision that excludes him.

3. Who does Zikora's mother call to come to the apartment when they first come home from the hospital?
(a) Kwame.
(b) A lactation nurse.
(c) Zikora's father.
(d) Zikora's cousin.

4. What does Zikora consider telling Kwame if she were to call him after she has been home with the baby for a few days?
(a) Telling him he can do as little as he wants as long as he is there.
(b) She needs his help desperately.
(c) Their son should not have to live without his father.
(d) He would be a great example for his son and should be in his life.

5. Where does Zikora discover many men learn about women's bodies?
(a) Pornography.
(b) School.
(c) Friends.
(d) Their parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zikora go to Planned Parenthood for when she is 19?

2. What is Zikora's mother doing when Zikora returns from the event at Aunty Nwanneka's house?

3. Why does Zikora's father say he is unable to come see the baby?

4. What does Zikora say her mother does when she picks up her son at the end of the story?

5. While nursing the baby after having him circumcised, what does Zikora do and why?

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