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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. Whose films did Okenwa watch obsessively when he was young?
(a) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(b) Robin Williams.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) Bruce Lee.

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

3. What do the narrator's parents often watch on television at the start of the story?
(a) Cat videos on YouTube.
(b) Animal Planet.
(c) American Idol.
(d) All My Children.

4. What day of the week does Okenwa visit his parents?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

5. What does Okenwa think each time he leaves his parents after a visit?
(a) It may be the last time he sees them alive.
(b) When will they stop asking so many questions.
(c) He hopes it's the last time he sees them.
(d) He hopes they are proud of him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often does the narrator say he visits his parents at the start of the story?

3. Why did Okenwa's maternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's father?

4. What is the name of the city the narrator's parents live at the start of the story?

5. What does Okenwa eat with his parents each visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Okenwa feel about reading compared to his parents?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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