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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 6.

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) They read about it in the newspaper.
(c) The man was interviewed for the local TV news station.
(d) Someone texted them a picture.

2. 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 feared how Okenwa's mother would react.
(c) He could not afford to replace the plate.
(d) He feared how Okenwa's father would react.

3. What does Okenwa still remember about the time he and Raphael fought outside and he managed to hit Raphael with his nunchaku?
(a) Raphael's strength and anger.
(b) Raphael's strong arms and sparkling eyes.
(c) Raphael's small shorts and leg muscles.
(d) Raphael's wet brow and smile.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Okenwa's mother complain about when Raphael had cooked them boiled yam and paw paw?

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

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

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

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

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