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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 say about the image of her mother turning away like she did when she came home from Aunty Nwanneka's house?
(a) It is a repulsive image.
(b) It is a relief.
(c) It is a surprise.
(d) It is a recurring image.

2. What country did the narrator read has the highest maternal mortality rate?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Australia.
(c) America.
(d) Canada.

3. Who does Zikora text after her son is born to say it is a boy?
(a) Donna.
(b) Her father.
(c) Mmiliaku.
(d) Kwame.

4. How does the narrator feel about the way the nurse tells her she is not progressing?
(a) She feels she is being blamed.
(b) She feels soothed.
(c) She feels confused.
(d) She feels something is wrong.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Zikora's mother call to come to the apartment when they first come home from the hospital?

3. What does Aunty Nwanneka tell Zikora after her son's birth?

4. What color onesie does Zikora's mother dress her son in the day they leave the hospital?

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

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