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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Zikora's mother call to come to the apartment when they first come home from the hospital?
(a) Kwame.
(b) Zikora's father.
(c) Zikora's cousin.
(d) A lactation nurse.

2. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?
(a) Because the father is not there.
(b) Because she did not tell the father she was pregnant.
(c) Because she did not tell her mother who the father is.
(d) She feels she is not handling the pain with dignity.

3. What does Zikora see "the future dead with" (30) in relation to Kwame?
(a) His presence.
(b) Reminders of him.
(c) His absence.
(d) His memory.

4. What does Mmiliaku's friend do on her blog?
(a) She writes about being single in a big city.
(b) She writes about homeschooling.
(c) She shares her favorite recipes.
(d) She interviews men anonymously.

5. What does Zikora consider telling Kwame if she were to call him after she has been home with the baby for a few days?
(a) He would be a great example for his son and should be in his life.
(b) Telling him he can do as little as he wants as long as he is there.
(c) She needs his help desperately.
(d) Their son should not have to live without his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the expression her mother gives her when Zikora asks Dr. K how he would know how childbirth feels?

2. What is the name of Zikora's brother from her father's second wife?

3. Where does Zikora's mother want her to go to university when she is younger?

4. Why does Zikora ultimately decide not to call Kwame after her she and her son are home?

5. What do Zikora's father and Aunty Nwanneka deliberately avoid asking Zikora about after the baby is born?

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