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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) She can manage.
(d) Anything to help my child.

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

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

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

6. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?
(a) She has been having an affair.
(b) She thinks she might be pregnant.
(c) She does not love him anymore.
(d) She is moving back to Africa.

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

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

9. What word becomes Zikora and Kwame's word to describe a variety of things after they begin dating?
(a) Nutty.
(b) Tasty.
(c) Cookie.
(d) Fancy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer 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?

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

3. How does Zikora feel when Kwame expresses his disapproval for the way Emmanuel treats Mmiliaku?

4. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?

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

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