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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zikora's mother say immediately after Zikora gives birth to her son?
(a) She says he looks just like Zikora.
(b) She congratulates her and says he is beautiful.
(c) She says he is too small.
(d) She says it is a shame he will not have a father.

2. What does Zikora go to Planned Parenthood for when she is 19?
(a) An abortion.
(b) An STD test.
(c) Birth control pills.
(d) An annual exam.

3. What does Zikora avoid eating when she first finds out she is pregnant?
(a) Steak.
(b) Sushi.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Deli Meat.

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

5. What do Zikora and her mother disagree about after the baby is born?
(a) What to name him.
(b) Whether or not to circumcise him.
(c) Whether to tell Kwame or not.
(d) Whether he should be baptized.

6. What does the doctor know about Zikora's mother which makes her wonder when she would have told him?
(a) That she owns two private schools in Nigeria.
(b) That her husband took a second wife.
(c) That she left her family to bring Zikora to America.
(d) That she had a hysterectomy.

7. At what stage of her pregnancy does Zikora text Kwame from the elevator after her appointment?
(a) 24 weeks.
(b) 20 weeks.
(c) 8 weeks.
(d) 36 weeks.

8. What confession does Zikora make to her mother, which her mother says is better left unsaid?
(a) She confesses that she does not love her.
(b) She confesses that she has had an abortion.
(c) She confesses that she does not want the child.
(d) She confesses that Kwame does not love her.

9. What is one of the reasons Zikora is surprised at Kwame's reaction to her pregnancy?
(a) She did not expect him to be so happy.
(b) He tells her she got pregnant so he would not break up with her.
(c) They have talked about having children.
(d) They have been having unprotected sex for some time.

10. Where does Zikora discover many men learn about women's bodies?
(a) Friends.
(b) School.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Pornography.

11. What does Mmiliaku call Zikora from Nitel to tell her?
(a) She is going to university.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is moving to America.
(d) She has left her husband.

12. How does Kwame respond to Zikora's text telling him how far along she is?
(a) He tells her to leave him alone.
(b) He tells her he is overjoyed.
(c) He calls her right away.
(d) He tells her it is manipulative.

13. How many women work in Zikora's law office?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

14. How does Zikora describe the woman she says she will never forget from Planned Parenthood?
(a) An American woman with short gray hair.
(b) An African American woman with short pressed hair.
(c) An Asian American woman with long, dark hair.
(d) An Eastern European woman with wavy hair.

15. While nursing the baby after having him circumcised, what does Zikora do and why?
(a) She calls Kwame because she misses him.
(b) She eats because she is famished.
(c) She cries and wonders why she had him circumcised.
(d) She nods off because she is exhausted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What friend of Mmiliaku's writes a blog which Mmiliaku recommends to Zikora?

2. Who does Zikora text after her son is born to say it is a boy?

3. How old is Mmiliaku's youngest when she calls Zikora from Nitel?

4. What does Zikora sometimes do on the weekends, which Mmiliaku advises her to stop doing?

5. How do Zikora and Mmiliaku communicate most often?

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