View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zikora's mother say when her husband's second wife offered them fish and plantains when they came to visit the new baby?
(a) She said she would never eat food in their house.
(b) She said she hates fish.
(c) She said they already ate.
(d) She ignored the offered.

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

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) Disappointed.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Icy.
(d) Warm.

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

5. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
(a) The lawfirm.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Her mother's home.

6. What does Zikora's mother say when asked if she can help still Zikora for the epidural?
(a) She does not need an epidural.
(b) My pleasure.
(c) Anything to help my child.
(d) She can manage.

7. What about the smaller nurse bothers Zikora to the point that she decides she will write a complaint after?
(a) Her cellphone use.
(b) Her rude demeanor.
(c) Her long fingernails.
(d) Her fake eyelashes.

8. What does Zikora brag to her cousin Mmiliaku when talking of her relationship with Kwame?
(a) She brags of their world travels.
(b) She says it is an example of why one should not settle.
(c) She says they are a better couple than Mmiliaku and her husband.
(d) She brags of how much money he makes.

9. What did Zikora's mother do after Zikora accepted food at Aunty Nwanneka's house when they went to visit her new baby?
(a) She told her she should live with them.
(b) She said she understood and apologized.
(c) She slapped her.
(d) She hugged her.

10. How does the narrator's mother respond to her expression of pain during labor?
(a) She talks her through the pain.
(b) She is unmoved.
(c) She is gentle.
(d) She cannot bear to see her in pain and leaves the room.

11. What is the name of Zikora's brother from her father's second wife?
(a) Ugochi.
(b) Uchenna.
(c) Udama.
(d) Ugonna.

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

13. How does Zikora feel when Kwame expresses his disapproval for the way Emmanuel treats Mmiliaku?
(a) She feels offended because Mmiliaku is her cousin.
(b) She feels Kwame should have a talk with Emmanuel.
(c) She feels it sets him apart from men like Emmanuel.
(d) She worries Kwame is only pretending to disapprove.

14. At what event did Zikora first meet her baby's father?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A book launch.
(c) A gala.
(d) A friend's party.

15. How old was Zikora when her father married a second wife?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Zikora's child's father?

3. In what ways does Zikora feel Kwame is unlike other successful Black men she knew?

4. What is the name of the hospital where Zikora is giving birth?

5. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 582 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample