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

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

3. What does Okenwa eat with his parents each visit?
(a) Fish and rice.
(b) Pepper soup and bean cakes.
(c) Rice and stew.
(d) Yams and soup.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the Chief who young house help had mysteriously died according do the narrator's parents?

4. What is something that the narrator says has changed physically about his parents since retirement?

5. What sport did Okenwa's parents play together at the staff club?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Okenwa passionate about, which he did not share with his parents? Who does he meet who shared this passion?

3. Under what circumstances did the houseboys that preceded Raphael stop working for Okenwa's family?

4. How does Okenwa describe his elderly parents at the start of the story?

5. What has changed about Okenwa's parents since retirement?

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

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

8. What questions do Okenwa's parents often ask him when he visits?

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

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

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