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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Okenwa when he first met Raphael?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 18.

2. What did Okenwa's parents put in his room, which made his "stay feel transient" (3)?
(a) Their records on his shelves.
(b) Their work on his desk.
(c) Their books on his bookshelves.
(d) Their clothes in his closets.

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

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 is the name of the Chief who young house help had mysteriously died according do the narrator's parents?
(a) Chief Okeke.
(b) Chief Okwi.
(c) Chief Okenwa.
(d) Chief Okey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Okenwa's mother assume he would not remember Raphael?

2. What does Okenwa believe his mother would have said 15 years earlier if told outlandish stories?

3. Why was the houseboy just before Raphael fired?

4. What was the Chief's murdered househelp's liver said to be used for according to the narrator's parents?

5. What was Okenwa's father's profession before retirement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Okenwa's parents do for work?

2. What is the narrator doing at the start of "Apollo"?

3. How did Okenwa's mother treat the houseboys?

4. Where did Okenwa's parents meet? How did their parents feel about their union?

5. What are some of the "incredible stories" Okenwa's parents tell him on his visits?

6. What does Okenwa imagine would be different if he did have a family, as his parents hoped? Why?

7. What were Okenwa's parent's evenings at home like when Okenwa was young?

8. What does Okenwa's mother say had happened during a visit in Okenwa? Who did they know who was involved?

9. How did Okenwa feel about going to the staff club to play badminton with his parents?

10. Why does Okenwa's mother think he would not remember Raphael?

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