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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Zikora's father say he is unable to come see the baby?
(a) His wife is pregnant.
(b) He has a cold.
(c) He cannot afford a ticket.
(d) His son is graduating college.

4. What does Zikora's mother say when Zikora says she does not know what she will do when her mother leaves?
(a) She will be fine.
(b) She should get a nanny.
(c) She needs a husband.
(d) Her visa is a long stay.

5. What does the doctor know about Zikora's mother which makes her wonder when she would have told him?
(a) That she owns two private schools in Nigeria.
(b) That her husband took a second wife.
(c) That she left her family to bring Zikora to America.
(d) That she had a hysterectomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Zikora's father call her from to congratulate her on her son's birth?

2. In what ways does Zikora feel Kwame is unlike other successful Black men she knew?

3. What does Zikora's mother ask of her on the day of the event at Aunty Nwanneka's house?

4. What does Zikora say is not Kwame's "fighting tool" (13)?

5. What does Zikora's mother tell her in regards to her father taking a second wife as if it is a victory?

(see the answer key)

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