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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 is the name of the narrator and his parent's "ancestral hometown" (1)?
(a) Engu.
(b) Port Harcourt.
(c) Abba.
(d) Lagos.

2. Where does Okenwa live?
(a) Port Harcourt.
(b) Enugu.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Benin City.

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 strong arms and sparkling eyes.
(b) Raphael's strength and anger.
(c) Raphael's small shorts and leg muscles.
(d) Raphael's wet brow and smile.

4. What does the narrator say his parents had "a new baffling patience for" (1) in their old age?
(a) Small children.
(b) Their son.
(c) Incredible stories.
(d) Animals.

5. What did Okenwa's father say was wrong with Raphael's eyes when his mother noticed something during lunch?
(a) It was Apollo.
(b) He has a cold.
(c) He needs more sleep.
(d) It was Malaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did one of Okenwa's family houseboys, John, leave after breaking a plate?

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

3. What was Okenwa's mother's profession before retirement?

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

5. What does Okenwa's mother tell him Raphael's role in a recent crime was?

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