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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are ghommids?
(a) Fashionable shoes that schoolchildren wear.
(b) Mystical fruits that grant immortality.
(c) Gifts provided to the parents of a woman of marriageable age.
(d) Forest creatures which hunt for children.

3. What is the "last straw" in Sorowanke's fight with local peddlers?
(a) Sorowanke becomes pregnant.
(b) The peddlers begin to charge her exorbitant fees.
(c) The peddlers bribe the police to arrest Sorowanke.
(d) Sorowanke steals a potion rack from a peddler.

4. In Chapter 4, how does Wole counter the accusation that he has a fear of water?
(a) He states that he loves to be out in the rain.
(b) He tries to run away to the coast.
(c) He pours a glass of water over himself.
(d) He submerges himself in a water barrel for a minute and a half.

5. In Chapter 9, how does Broda Pupa get a snake out of a tree?
(a) He shakes the tree.
(b) He charms the snake with a flute.
(c) He runs a car into the tree.
(d) He flings rocks at it until it drops down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Wole disappointed when he reaches Isara in Chapter 9?

2. Who or what is emi esu?

3. What best describes Kemberi's oratorical style?

4. What town is Essay from, originally?

5. Who defeats Paa Adatan in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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