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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an "abiku?"
(a) A spirit child halfway between the dead and living.
(b) A light breeze said to be an omen of luck and good fortune.
(c) A pejorative term for someone who gossips.
(d) A fearsome goat-demon said to haunt farmers.

2. How do the women mock the Alake at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) They write mock newspaper articles.
(b) They sing songs mocking him.
(c) They speak with his nasally accent.
(d) They wear imitations of his robe.

3. Who interrupts the festival given to Beere when she returns from England?
(a) Paa Adatan.
(b) Sorowanke.
(c) An orphan boy.
(d) A naked woman.

4. On a trip to Broda Pupa's farm, which is NOT one of the activities Wole participates in?
(a) Gather fruits.
(b) Hoe farmland.
(c) Milk a cow.
(d) Have a feast of snake meat.

5. Wole begins the narrative starting when he was what age?
(a) Eight.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. As expressed in Chapter 15, what school rule does Daodu believe is racist?

2. What does the derogatory term "agb'eyin-to" refer to?

3. What contradiction does Wole see in Daodu?

4. How long does the mob violence at the Alake compound last?

5. At the end of Chapter 8, who runs away from Ake?

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