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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) Paa Adatan.
(c) Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti.
(d) Pa Delumo.

2. How does Wole get his first look at the world outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?
(a) He is rushed to a hospital.
(b) He sits with his family on their roof during a fireworks display.
(c) He trespasses into the church bell tower.
(d) He is hoisted onto a ladder which overlooks the compound's walls.

3. Who lives in BishopsCourt?
(a) The cleaning staff of the compound.
(b) Female students.
(c) Male teachers.
(d) It is a guest house for visiting dignitaries.

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

5. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?
(a) Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti.
(b) Essay.
(c) Sanya.
(d) Odemo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT a name given to the master of Wole's parsonage compound?

2. What is the occupation of the first white person Wole ever sees in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 1, what punishment is given to young Wild Christian and Sanya for trespassing into the woods?

4. Why does Wild Christian scold Wole during his birthday party in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 2, how does Wole entertain his guests during his fourth birthday party?

(see the answer key)

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