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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long after her son's birth does Zikora's father call her?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 1 week.

3. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?
(a) Her gown.
(b) Her baby.
(c) An epidural.
(d) A drink of water.

4. Where does Zikora's father want her to go to university when she is younger?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) The UK.
(d) Australia.

5. What color onesie does Zikora's mother dress her son in the day they leave the hospital?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zikora's law school presentation about for which she discusses her mother's life?

2. How many women work in Zikora's law office?

3. How does the narrator's mother respond to her expression of pain during labor?

4. What does Zikora want to prove will not get in the way of her work at the law firm?

5. What do Zikora's father and Aunty Nwanneka deliberately avoid asking Zikora about after the baby is born?

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