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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with the man whom Wole and Broda Pupa encounter in Chapter 9 upon returning from the farm?
(a) The man has terrible stomach pains.
(b) The man is running from a murderous gang.
(c) The man had been stung countless times by bees.
(d) The man had been murdered, and has a dagger sticking out from his chest.

2. What advice does Broda Pupa give to Wole concerning bee stings?
(a) Bee stings can be treated with a warm salt bath.
(b) If attacked by a swarm of bees, drop to the ground and roll around.
(c) Bee stings can be treated with hyena dung.
(d) If attacked by a swarm of bees, run away as fast as you can.

3. What rite of manhood does Wole endure at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Wole is forced to fight several men in the village.
(b) Wole is forced to sleep in a cave for four days.
(c) A hunt for a wild boar.
(d) Scarification.

4. What is NOT one of the changes Wole notices prior to his baby sister's birth?
(a) Essay always looking worried.
(b) The furniture was rearranged.
(c) Real milk was substituted for powdered milk.
(d) The sleeping mat was moved to another room.

5. What is Wole's problem at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) He can't go to school, and wants to.
(b) He is lost in the town of Ibara.
(c) The servant is bathing him in a rough fashion.
(d) His home has run out of yams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is called "a miracle from God" at the end of Chapter 2?

2. Why does Essay punish a teacher at school in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 7, what is Wole's baby sister dressed in when she is buried?

4. What town is Essay from, originally?

5. What is the name of Wole's family servant?

(see the answer key)

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