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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?
(a) Their ears are larger.
(b) Their eyes are smaller.
(c) They are taller.
(d) They look more alike.

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

4. What does Okenwa say some Nigerians believed could cure diabetes?
(a) Eating liver.
(b) Sacrificing a goat.
(c) Drinking Holy Water.
(d) Drinking Orange Juice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Okenwa go after dinner when Raphael is confined to his room?

3. How did Okenwa feel when his family returned home from dinner and Raphael was not there?

4. What did Okenwa's parents tell Raphael to do once they realized what was wrong with his eyes?

5. How did Okenwa's mother describe Raphael's infection to him?

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