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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What debate do Wole and Essay get into at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Whether there is a difference between clouds and fog.
(b) Whether the compound is the correct place to raise a child.
(c) Whether rubbing harder on the skin gets it any cleaner.
(d) Whether there is a difference between water and rain.

2. What trick does Essay play on Wole with a light bulb in Chapter 8?
(a) When Wole breaks the light bulb, Essay pretends the light bulb cost hundreds of dollars.
(b) Essay gets Wole to believe it is a spirit trapped in a bottle.
(c) Essay pretends it takes a magical spell to turn the light on.
(d) Essay installs the light bulb in Wole's room, so he can't sleep.

3. What is the popularly-held belief about the Bote troops?
(a) They are valorous, and will fight to the death in combat.
(b) They are wild and lawless, and they raid villages.
(c) They are spies for Hitler, and one must be very careful speaking around them.
(d) They are cowards and do not deserve the respect of the townspeople.

4. Why is Wole mad at his Sunday School teacher at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) The teacher called attention to his favorite rock.
(b) The teacher called him "stinky" for not bathing.
(c) The teacher did not give him any juice at lunch.
(d) The teacher is forcing him to learn a Psalm verse.

5. What was contained in Father's "mystery parcels" in Chapter 5?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Smoked meats.
(c) Musical scores.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Paa Adatan's stated enemy?

2. In Chapter 12, why does Wee-Wee punish a boy with several dozen lashings?

3. What accident does Wole cause when looking for gifts in the rafters of his home in Chapter 5?

4. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause Essay and the household?

5. What do people call Wole's grandfather?

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