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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Wole's great uncle?
(a) Essay.
(b) Pa Delumo.
(c) Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti.
(d) Paa Adatan.

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

3. Who is "Tinu?"
(a) Headmaster of the Grammar School.
(b) Wole's older sister.
(c) Wole's great aunt.
(d) A local mystic.

4. How did Essay get his name?
(a) "Essay" is an onomatopoeia for the sound a snake makes, and Essay is mistrusted like a snake.
(b) He is a masterful writer.
(c) Essay calls everyone by the familiar "Ese."
(d) His real initials are S.A., and Essay is a soundalike name.

5. What is the occupation of the first white person Wole ever sees in Chapter 3?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Potion-maker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an "abiku?"

2. Upon returning to Ake at the end of Chapter 3, what is the first thing Wole says?

3. What is called "a miracle from God" at the end of Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 1, how is Uncle Sanya cured of his spirit possession?

5. Why does Wole destroy the family's roses at the end of Chapter 5?

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