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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. Which is NOT one of the things Wole sees during his first walking tour of Ake in Chapter 3?
(a) A majestic zebra.
(b) The mill.
(c) A group of potion-makers.
(d) Girls learning to sew.

2. Why does Wole destroy the family's roses at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Waving a vegetable stalk, he imagined a swordfight, and got carried away.
(b) He was getting back at Essay for beating him earlier.
(c) He destroyed the roses on a dare from Osiki.
(d) He thought Wild Christian needed roses for her famous stew.

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

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

5. Why does Wole believe Mr. B spends so much time at Wole's family's house?
(a) Mr. B loves to eat their food.
(b) Mr. B tires of his daughter.
(c) Mr. B is afraid of being caught by the police at his own home.
(d) Mr. B loves to listen to their radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the teacher's reaction to young Wole coming to school uninvited at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of Wole's great uncle?

3. What "job" is Wole given at the end of Chapter 5?

4. Who is the only member of Wole's extended family who is angry for him wandering off in Chapter 3?

5. What does Bukola do to get her way with her father?

(see the answer key)

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