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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the teacher's reaction to young Wole coming to school uninvited at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The teacher is angered, and has a long talk with Essay.
(b) The teacher makes use of him by having him cut the grass.
(c) The teacher is so amused, Wole is asked to teach the day's lesson.
(d) The teacher says Wole is welcome anytime.

3. In Chapter 2, how does Wole entertain his guests during his fourth birthday party?
(a) Playing tag.
(b) Building a small house from strips of wood.
(c) Staging a swordfight with branches as swords.
(d) Singing.

4. Before Paa Adatan leaves the village in Chapter 8, what is his final act?
(a) He speaks in tongues, and then convulses in a seizure.
(b) He crushes a magical gourd with his boot.
(c) He gives an amulet to Wole.
(d) He draws a line in the sand and dares anyone in Ake to cross it.

5. Who defeats Paa Adatan in Chapter 8?
(a) Bote troops.
(b) A dozen townspeople.
(c) Essay.
(d) Wole and his cousin.

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

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

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

9. What does "Mr. B" do for a living?
(a) He is a merchant of jewelry.
(b) He sells books.
(c) He mends fences.
(d) He teaches astronomy.

10. What is the name of Wole's family servant?
(a) Tinu.
(b) Osiki.
(c) Nubi.
(d) Wild Christian.

11. Why does Wild Christian admonish Essay at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Wole is making mischief, and Essay is doing nothing to stop him.
(b) Essay is indulging Wole too often with sweet treats.
(c) Essay is beating Wole unnecessarily.
(d) Essay is instilling an argumentative spirit in Wole.

12. What does Bukola do to get her way with her father?
(a) She punches him on his arm.
(b) She fakes trances.
(c) She sits on the ground and won't budge.
(d) She cries.

13. In Chapter 4, why does Wole hide in the pantry?
(a) Wild Christian wants him to help her shop in town.
(b) Wild Christian wants to give him a sour-tasting medicine.
(c) So St. Peter cannot spy on him from the roof.
(d) Essay wants to hear him sing, and Wole does not want to sing.

14. Why does Essay punish a teacher at school in Chapter 5?
(a) The teacher flirted with Wild Christian.
(b) The teacher physically punished a child too severely.
(c) The teacher cut Essay's roses without Essay's permission.
(d) The teacher came to school drunk.

15. How might Wild Christian best be characterized?
(a) Quick-witted and gregarious.
(b) Stoop-shouldered and droopy-eyed.
(c) Boisterous and ill-tempered.
(d) Quiet, and thoughtful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause Essay and the household?

2. What is the name of Wole's baby sister in Chapter 7?

3. Who is Headmaster of the Grammar School?

4. What is the name of Wole's great uncle?

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

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