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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Okenwa say some Nigerians believed could cure diabetes?
(a) Sacrificing a goat.
(b) Drinking Orange Juice.
(c) Eating liver.
(d) Drinking Holy Water.

2. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?
(a) Late 40s.
(b) Late 80s.
(c) Mid 60s.
(d) Early 30s.

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

4. What did Raphael and Okenwa first bond over when he worked for them?
(a) A love of books.
(b) Similar musical interests.
(c) A love of Kung Fu.
(d) A love of American comedy films.

5. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?
(a) He would have snorted.
(b) He would have blocked his ears.
(c) He would have researched the story for factual evidence.
(d) He would have asked a thousand questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does the narrator say he visits his parents at the start of the story?

2. Who is said to have murdered the Chief's young househelp according to the narrator's parents?

3. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?

4. What sport did Okenwa's parents play together at the staff club?

5. Why did Okenwa's paternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's mother?

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