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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 does Father warn Wole about in Chapter 9 about grammar school?
(a) Father warns about the dangers of girls receiving education.
(b) The older boys there will be jealous of Wole's young age.
(c) It is very far away, and Wole will be far from his family.
(d) School education is next to worthless.

2. What is ogiri?
(a) A type of cheese product.
(b) Coconut cake.
(c) A swear word.
(d) Street orphans.

3. What is Daodu's other name?
(a) Alake.
(b) Reverend A.O. Ransome-Kuti.
(c) Da Pelumo.
(d) Aduni Mo.

4. What is the name of Wole's grammar school?
(a) Ake Femi.
(b) Abeokuta.
(c) Daodu International.
(d) Odemo.

5. Where did Wee-Wee get his nickname?
(a) From his spendthrift ways.
(b) From his rambling speech patterns.
(c) From his small stature.
(d) From his hen-like gait.

Short Answer Questions

1. As revealed in the Uncle Sanya story in Chapter 1, which of the following is considered a rare delicacy?

2. What is the occupation of Broda Pupa?

3. What does Wild Christian name her women's group?

4. What contradiction does Wole see in Daodu?

5. Why does Beere travel to England in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what apparent blasphemy does Wole commit in Odemo's palace?

2. What opinion about shoes is expressed in Chapter 15?

3. Describe the events leading up to the women's group decision to march on the Alake.

4. What words of caution does Father have for Wole in Chapter 9, in regards to secondary education?

5. Describe the nature of the "sit-in" staged by the women's group in Chapter 14.

6. What problems exist in Wole's community? What are the social issues of the day?

7. Describe the tax controversy that arises in Chapter 13, and how the women's group addresses it.

8. Per Chapter 10, describe what Wole and Edun would do every Sunday morning prior to choir practice.

9. Describe Wild Christian's women's group. Who are its members? What do they discuss?

10. Describe the events that lead up to the violence at the Alake's compound.

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