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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the teacher's reaction to young Wole coming to school uninvited at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The teacher is so amused, Wole is asked to teach the day's lesson.
(b) The teacher is angered, and has a long talk with Essay.
(c) The teacher makes use of him by having him cut the grass.
(d) The teacher says Wole is welcome anytime.

2. In Chapter 1, what punishment is given to young Wild Christian and Sanya for trespassing into the woods?
(a) They are given half a dozen lashes apiece.
(b) They are both forced to eat a powerful pepper plant.
(c) They are expelled from school.
(d) They are deprived of food for a week.

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

4. In Chapter 2, how does Wole entertain his guests during his fourth birthday party?
(a) Singing.
(b) Playing tag.
(c) Staging a swordfight with branches as swords.
(d) Building a small house from strips of wood.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Wole's memorable experience the first time he ventures outside the parsonage's walls in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Wole believe about St. Peter?

4. Which is NOT one of the things Wole sees during his first walking tour of Ake in Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of Wole's hometown?

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