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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Okenwa's mother describe Raphael's infection to him?
(a) She said his cornea was infected.
(b) She said it was an ear infection.
(c) She said it was an infection of his conjunctiva.
(d) She said it was a sinus infection.

2. How often does the narrator say he visits his parents at the start of the story?
(a) Twice a year.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Every other month.
(d) Twice a month.

3. Where did Okenwa tell his parents he contracted Apollo?
(a) Raphael.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) A classmate.
(d) His teacher.

4. Who is said to have murdered the Chief's young househelp according to the narrator's parents?
(a) The Chief's brother.
(b) The Chief himself.
(c) The girl's father.
(d) The Chief's wife.

5. Why does Okenwa's mother assume he would not remember Raphael?
(a) Raphael was very shy.
(b) Okenwa was young and Raphael was one of many houseboys.
(c) They only met once.
(d) Okenwa has a terrible memory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would Raphael say while watching Bruce Lee movies with Okenwa, which Okenwa felt made him see "the films anew" (4)?

3. What does Okenwa's mother tell him Raphael's role in a recent crime was?

4. What is the name of the Chief who young house help had mysteriously died according do the narrator's parents?

5. Why did one of Okenwa's family houseboys, John, leave after breaking a plate?

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