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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 worry might happen to her while she uses her sitz bath after her son's birth?
(a) She might be a bad mother.
(b) She might not go back to work.
(c) She might get an infection.
(d) She might die.

2. Why does Zikora's father end up moving in with Aunty Nwanneka?
(a) He does not like being around Zikora.
(b) Their son is getting into trouble at school.
(c) He and her mother fight constantly.
(d) He likes her more.

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

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

5. What do Zikora's father and Aunty Nwanneka deliberately avoid asking Zikora about after the baby is born?
(a) Whether he was circumcised.
(b) If she will breastfeed.
(c) The father.
(d) What she will name him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Zikora's father described?

2. At what stage of her pregnancy does Zikora text Kwame from the elevator after her appointment?

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

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

5. What does Mmiliaku call Zikora from Nitel to tell her?

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