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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Apollo"?
(a) Amanda Ngozi.
(b) Otessa Moshfegh.
(c) Chinua Achebe.
(d) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

2. What is the name of the Chief who young house help had mysteriously died according do the narrator's parents?
(a) Chief Okeke.
(b) Chief Okenwa.
(c) Chief Okwi.
(d) Chief Okey.

3. Why did one of Okenwa's family houseboys, John, leave after breaking a plate?
(a) He feared how Okenwa's mother would react.
(b) He broke the plate and left after an argument with Okenwa.
(c) He could not afford to replace the plate.
(d) He feared how Okenwa's father would react.

4. What day of the week does Okenwa visit his parents?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

5. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?
(a) Increased robberies in the area.
(b) Having no grandchildren for whom to buy Christmas presents.
(c) New aches and pains.
(d) Rising housing costs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator and his parent's "ancestral hometown" (1)?

2. What was Okenwa's father's profession before retirement?

3. Where does Okenwa live?

4. What does Okenwa think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?

5. What did Raphael and Okenwa first bond over when he worked for them?

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