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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 proof do the narrator's parents have of the neighbor's unusual vomiting experience?
(a) They saw a photo on facebook.
(b) Someone texted them a picture.
(c) They read about it in the newspaper.
(d) The man was interviewed for the local TV news station.

2. What is the name of the city the narrator's parents live at the start of the story?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Enugu.
(c) Port Harcourt.
(d) Lagos.

3. Where did Okenwa's parents meet?
(a) College.
(b) High School.
(c) They were neighbors.
(d) They worked together.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of home do the narrator's parents live in at the start of the story?

2. What did Okenwa's parents often do in the evenings at home when he as young?

3. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?

4. What does the narrator say his parents smell like at the start of the story?

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

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