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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the only member of Wole's extended family who is angry for him wandering off in Chapter 3?
(a) Wild Christian.
(b) Essay.
(c) Mrs. B.
(d) Tinu.

3. In Chapter 2, what does Wole believe about St. Peter?
(a) St. Peter is responsible for the beautiful music he hears every morning.
(b) St. Peter is the source of his constant hunger.
(c) St. Peter is an ancestral spirit that can be conversed with.
(d) St. Peter lives on Wole's roof and is always spying on him.

4. What are egungun?
(a) The parsonage school's official rules of conduct.
(b) Two-story houses common throughout Ake.
(c) Mysterious ancestral spirits.
(d) Candles used during religious ceremonies.

5. Who or what is "Jonah"?
(a) The area behind Wole's house.
(b) Wole's imaginary friend.
(c) The name given to a large rock outside the church.
(d) The family home's welcome mat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was contained in Father's "mystery parcels" in Chapter 5?

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

3. Why does Wole destroy the family's roses at the end of Chapter 5?

4. What is an "oro"?

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

(see the answer key)

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