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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT a name given to the master of Wole's parsonage compound?
(a) Reverend.
(b) Pa Delumo.
(c) Canon.
(d) Wild Man.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what is Wole jealous of concerning Tinu?
(a) That she goes to school, and that he is too young to go.
(b) That she can split a pomegranate, and he can not.
(c) That she gets the choicest morsels of bread, and he is stuck with hard crust.
(d) That she has shoes, and he does not.

3. Why does Wild Christian scold Wole during his birthday party in Chapter 2?
(a) Wole got pomegranate juice all over the floor and table.
(b) Wole did not tell her he was planning a party with so many guests.
(c) Wole's singing was too loud and off key.
(d) Wole brought a rabbit home.

4. How do the majority of Ake's residents react to the new radio?
(a) The news causes hysteria in the town.
(b) They begin to write their own radio plays.
(c) They start a collection to travel to see Milton Berle.
(d) The residents stage a series of all-night dance-a-thons.

5. Odemo is the chief of which town?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Isara.
(c) Obafemi.
(d) Ake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are ghommids?

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

3. Who saves Wole from a savage beating at the end of Chapter 5?

4. Why does Sorowanke leave her home in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 3, how does Wole manage to get back home to Ake?

(see the answer key)

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