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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 is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?
(a) They are taller.
(b) Their ears are larger.
(c) Their eyes are smaller.
(d) They look more alike.

2. What does Okenwa believe his mother would have said 15 years earlier if told outlandish stories?
(a) Nonsense.
(b) Highly unlikely.
(c) Fascinating.
(d) Tell me more.

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

4. What do the narrator's parents believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?
(a) He was going to die soon.
(b) He was poisoned by wicked relatives.
(c) His wife was pregnant.
(d) He was being punished for a wicked sin.

5. What did Okenwa love more than books and other things his parents were passionate about when he was young?
(a) Disco.
(b) Kung Fu.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?

2. Where does Okenwa live?

3. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?

4. What type of questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?

5. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?

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