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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 ogboni?
(a) A local chief.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A crayfish stew.
(d) A coconut cake.

2. What are the caravanserai?
(a) A group of holy men.
(b) Merchants from Isara.
(c) Headmasters of grammar schools.
(d) A group akin to the American mafia.

3. What does the white district officer say to Beere to anger her and start mob violence?
(a) "Shut your women up."
(b) "You have pretty eyes."
(c) "You need a beating."
(d) "You women are all alike."

4. What does Wole refuse to do in Odemo's palace that causes much commotion?
(a) Wole refuses to prostrate himself before a chief.
(b) Wole refuses to utter the Lord's Prayer.
(c) Wole refuses to remove his shoes.
(d) Wole refuses to shake the hand of the mayor.

5. What causes Wole to experience a bad eye accident in Chapter 2?
(a) A rusty nail.
(b) A scythe.
(c) A javelin.
(d) A pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes the spiritual beliefs of young Wole?

2. What complaint does Wole make at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. Why do the children make fun of "You-Mean-Mayself"?

4. What is the occupation of Broda Pupa?

5. Before Paa Adatan leaves the village in Chapter 8, what is his final act?

(see the answer key)

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