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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 is akara?
(a) A spirit of the forest.
(b) Fried bean cake.
(c) A salve used to treat bee stings.
(d) A process of application to become a holy man.

2. What form does the protest at the Alake compound eventually take?
(a) It devolves into a massacre.
(b) The women refuse to eat until their demands are met.
(c) A sit-in protest.
(d) The women take several chiefs hostage.

3. What form does the ghommid take when it chases Uncle Sanya in Chapter 1?
(a) A storm cloud.
(b) An ogre.
(c) The Devil.
(d) A giant fireball.

4. Who is the permanent headmaster of Wole's grammar school?
(a) Bada Dooey.
(b) Edun.
(c) Daodu.
(d) Mama Aduni.

5. What position does the Alake have?
(a) The Alake is principal of the grammar school.
(b) The Alake is the president of Nigeria.
(c) The Alake is the mayor of Ake.
(d) The Alake is the local governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is tinko?

2. What positive omen takes place during the protest at the end of Chapter 14?

3. How is Beere received when she returns from England?

4. What is the occupation of Broda Pupa?

5. What issue is NOT discussed at Wild Christian's women's group?

Short Essay Questions

1. Overall, what is Wole's view about getting an education?

2. How does Daodu run his school?

3. What is the highlight of Wole's time on the farm with Broda Pupa in Chapter 9?

4. Describe the lashing of the boy by Wee-Wee in Chapter 12.

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

6. What is the general dynamic between Wole, Essay, and Wild Christian? What is the nature of their relationship?

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

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

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

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

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