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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. In Chapter 1, what punishment is given to young Wild Christian and Sanya for trespassing into the woods?
(a) They are both forced to eat a powerful pepper plant.
(b) They are given half a dozen lashes apiece.
(c) They are expelled from school.
(d) They are deprived of food for a week.

2. When Wole sleeps with the other children in Chapter 6, what kind of nightmare does he have?
(a) He dreams snakes are attacking him.
(b) He dreams he is in a labyrinth and cannot find a way out.
(c) He dreams he is falling down a waterfall.
(d) He dreams a 12-foot-tall ogre is chasing him.

3. Upon returning to Ake at the end of Chapter 3, what is the first thing Wole says?
(a) I am hungry.
(b) Osiki ate all the yam.
(c) Who are you people?
(d) Where is my dog?

4. What is the occupation of the first white person Wole ever sees in Chapter 3?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Potion-maker.
(d) Teacher.

5. What is Wole's nickname for the new radio in Chapter 8?
(a) One who speaks without expecting a reply.
(b) The spirit in the box.
(c) The prophet of universal information.
(d) One with the scratchy voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity did Wole do every New Year?

2. Why is Wole ordered kicked out of sleeping in Essay's bedroom in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Wole believe about St. Peter?

4. Who saves Wole from a savage beating at the end of Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the philosophical debate Wole has with Essay in Chapter 4?

2. Who is Paa Adatan? Describe him.

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

4. What trouble does You-Mean-Mayself cause the household? How is he finally removed from the house?

5. Describe the general features of the compound in which Wole lives mentioned in Chapter 1.

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

7. What is unusual about Bukola? What does Wole think about her behavior?

8. What two new inventions is Wole exposed to at the top of Chapter 8?

9. Describe the family's reaction when Wole returns home from his journey through Ake in Chapter 3.

10. What bad habit does Wole admit to in Chapter 4, and how is he cured of it?

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