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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator's parents tell him a sick neighbor from their hometown vomited once?

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

3. Why did Okenwa's paternal grandparents dislike Okenwa's mother?

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

5. What is the name of the narrator and his parent's "ancestral hometown" (1)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a category assigned to a literary work. What are some genres that could be used to classify this story? What is the main genre of this story? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the ending of "Apollo." How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining the symbolic significance of Raphael's room in "Apollo." Even after Okenwa and Raphael begin to spend time together, Okenwa never enters Raphael's room until he is sick. Analyze the scenes Okenwa spends in Raphael's room. What is the context? How does the setting of this room develop the narrative and themes?

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