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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's father call her from to congratulate her on her son's birth?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Johannesburgh.
(c) Accra.
(d) Luanda.

2. What word becomes Zikora and Kwame's word to describe a variety of things after they begin dating?
(a) Tasty.
(b) Nutty.
(c) Fancy.
(d) Cookie.

3. What does Aunty Nwanneka tell Zikora after her son's birth?
(a) She should have had the father there.
(b) She cannot wait to meet him in person.
(c) She is lucky she had a boy.
(d) God has blessed them.

4. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?
(a) She takes off her hospital gown.
(b) She says she feels sick.
(c) She asks everyone to leave.
(d) She cries.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What realization about her son does Zikora have which she shares with her mother?

5. How does Zikora feel when Kwame expresses his disapproval for the way Emmanuel treats Mmiliaku?

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