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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the narrator's parents believe their neighbor's unusual vomiting experience was proof of?
(a) He was being punished for a wicked sin.
(b) He was going to die soon.
(c) His wife was pregnant.
(d) He was poisoned by wicked relatives.

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

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

4. Why does Okenwa's mother assume he would not remember Raphael?
(a) They only met once.
(b) Okenwa was young and Raphael was one of many houseboys.
(c) Okenwa has a terrible memory.
(d) Raphael was very shy.

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

6. Why did one of Okenwa's family houseboys, John, leave after breaking a plate?
(a) He could not afford to replace the plate.
(b) He feared how Okenwa's father would react.
(c) He broke the plate and left after an argument with Okenwa.
(d) He feared how Okenwa's mother would react.

7. Why was the houseboy just before Raphael fired?
(a) For being a terrible cook.
(b) For hitting Okenwa.
(c) For not cleaning well.
(d) For insulting Okenwa's mother.

8. What was Okenwa's father's profession before retirement?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Professor of Education.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Cab driver.

9. What is the name of the city the narrator's parents live at the start of the story?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Port Harcourt.
(d) Enugu.

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

11. Why did Okenwa's maternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's father?
(a) They thought he was too educated.
(b) They thought he was not handsome enough.
(c) They thought he was not wealthy enough.
(d) They thought he was rude.

12. Who is said to have murdered the Chief's young househelp according to the narrator's parents?
(a) The Chief himself.
(b) The Chief's wife.
(c) The Chief's brother.
(d) The girl's father.

13. What was Okenwa's mother's profession before retirement?
(a) Cardiologist.
(b) TV personality.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Political Science professor.

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

15. What does Okenwa's mother tell him Raphael's role in a recent crime was?
(a) He was a victim.
(b) He was the reporter who covered the story.
(c) He was the ringleader.
(d) He was part of the vigilante mob who caught the thief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Okenwa's parents complain of during one visit in November?

2. Who is the author of "Apollo"?

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

4. What did Okenwa's parents often do in the evenings at home when he as young?

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

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