Aké: The Years of Childhood Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Aké: The Years of Childhood Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Mrs. Odufuwa give Wole?
(a) Osiki.
(b) Froo Froo.
(c) Egungun.
(d) Lagilagi.

2. What activity did Wole do every New Year?
(a) Wole visited a soup kitchen and volunteered.
(b) Wole took a day-long walking trip around Ake.
(c) Wole attended a long church service.
(d) Wole visited his grandparents in Isara.

3. What do Essay and Christian accuse the maid of in Chapter 7?
(a) Stealing powdered milk.
(b) Dropping the new baby.
(c) Having sex with a young man when they were away.
(d) Not cleaning the sleeping mat.

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

5. Which of the following best describes the temperament of the new baby in Chapter 7?
(a) Endlessly hungry.
(b) Boisterous and crying.
(c) Quiet and sickly.
(d) Curious and intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT a name given to the master of Wole's parsonage compound?

2. What accident does Wole cause when looking for gifts in the rafters of his home in Chapter 5?

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

4. Who or what is "Jonah"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wole react when he is jealous of sister Tinu's attending school in Chapter 2?

2. What is the origin of the Jonah rock?

3. Describe the incident in which Wole is hurt by a scythe at the end of Chapter 2.

4. Why, at the end of Chapter 8, is Wole's younger brother Dipo renamed Femi?

5. Describe the death of Wole's baby sister in Chapter 7. How does Wole react to the death?

6. Describe the "see-saw" accident that Wole gets into with Osiki.

7. Explain the origin of the nickname "Lagilagi." What happens when the family doubts Wole is worthy of such a nickname?

8. Describe what happens at the end of Chapter 6, when Wild Christian catches Wole raiding the pantry?

9. How is Wild Christian and Uncle Sanya's trouble with a ghommid resolved?

10. Describe the legend that Wole recounts in which Wild Christian and Uncle Sanya get in trouble with a ghommid.

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