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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 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 needs a husband.
(c) Her visa is a long stay.
(d) She should get a nanny.

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

3. How does the narrator describe the expression her mother gives her when Zikora asks Dr. K how he would know how childbirth feels?
(a) Warm.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Icy.
(d) Humorous.

4. How does Zikora send money to Mmiliaku after she calls her from Nitel?
(a) Venmo.
(b) Western Union.
(c) Paypal.
(d) She mailed it.

5. Who rushes to the baby when he cries at the very end of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
(a) Mmiliaku.
(b) Kwame.
(c) Zikora's mother.
(d) Zikora.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zikora's mother say to her father the day he moves out?

2. What does Mmiliaku tell Zikora when she expresses her confusion at Kwame's surprise that she is pregnant?

3. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?

4. What distant family member does the narrator think of who died during childbirth?

5. What does Kwame say to Zikora in regards to her decision to have the baby?

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