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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Okenwa go after dinner when Raphael is confined to his room?
(a) The movies.
(b) The backyard to practice kung fu alone.
(c) Raphael's room.
(d) His own room.

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

3. How does Okenwa imagine his father would have reacted to outlandish stories 15 years earlier?
(a) He would have blocked his ears.
(b) He would have asked a thousand questions.
(c) He would have researched the story for factual evidence.
(d) He would have snorted.

4. What type of home do the narrator's parents live in at the start of the story?
(a) A large home.
(b) A tiny house.
(c) A trailer.
(d) A small apartment.

5. How old are the narrator's parents in the present at the start of the story?
(a) Mid 60s.
(b) Early 30s.
(c) Late 40s.
(d) Late 80s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator's parents believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?

2. Who is the author of "Apollo"?

3. What did Raphael and Okenwa first bond over when he worked for them?

4. What do the narrator's parents tell him a sick neighbor from their hometown vomited once?

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

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