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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zikora call her father's second wife?
(a) Aunty Nwanneka.
(b) Aunty Uzo.
(c) Mama Nwanneka.
(d) Mama Uzo.

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

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

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

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

6. What distant family member does the narrator think of who died during childbirth?
(a) Nwanneka.
(b) Mmiliaku.
(c) Chinyere.
(d) Ugonna.

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

8. 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 hugged her.
(b) She said she understood and apologized.
(c) She told her she should live with them.
(d) She slapped her.

9. What is the name of the hospital where Zikora is giving birth?
(a) West Memorial.
(b) St. Luke's.
(c) St. Anne's.
(d) East Memorial.

10. 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) Humorous.
(d) Icy.

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

12. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?
(a) A drink of water.
(b) Her gown.
(c) Her baby.
(d) An epidural.

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

14. 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) Anything to help my child.
(c) She can manage.
(d) My pleasure.

15. What is the name of Zikora's child's father?
(a) Kwame.
(b) Kinah.
(c) Ugonna.
(d) Kali.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?

4. What does Zikora brag to her cousin Mmiliaku when talking of her relationship with Kwame?

5. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?

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