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

2. What does the narrator say his parents smell like at the start of the story?
(a) Body sweat.
(b) Mothballs.
(c) Chicken soup.
(d) Vicks Vapo Rub.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the narrator's parents often watch on television at the start of the story?

4. What did Okenwa love more than books and other things his parents were passionate about when he was young?

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

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