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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 does Bukola do to get her way with her father?
(a) She cries.
(b) She sits on the ground and won't budge.
(c) She fakes trances.
(d) She punches him on his arm.

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

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

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

5. 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) His real initials are S.A., and Essay is a soundalike name.
(c) He is a masterful writer.
(d) Essay calls everyone by the familiar "Ese."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What activity did Wole do every New Year?

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

4. Why does Wild Christian admonish Essay at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. What are egungun?

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