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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Samona think is the reason for Mrs. Fabiyi's suspicious absence from her yelling-point at the window?
(a) She is dead.
(b) She has moved away.
(c) She is sick.
(d) She has been kidnapped.

2. Which of the following relatives lives with Seth's family?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His uncle.

3. How does Seth feel about going to visit Mrs. Fabiyi with Samona?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is terrified.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is apathetic.

4. Who is Jerome?
(a) Chantal's son.
(b) Chantal's father.
(c) Chantal's husband.
(d) Chantal's boyfriend.

5. How does Mrs. Fabiyi react when she hears that all the neighborhood children are afraid of her?
(a) She is amused.
(b) She is offended.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is hurt.

6. What was Seth's first impression of Samona when she joined his classroom?
(a) That she was quiet.
(b) That she was beautiful.
(c) That she was intimidating.
(d) That she was crazy.

7. What does Samona's mother do for a living?
(a) She is a writer.
(b) She is a sculpter.
(c) She is a painter.
(d) She is a photographer.

8. How is Seth related to Enrie?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are best friends.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are enemies.

9. What is the name of Mrs. Fabiyi's cat?
(a) Egusi.
(b) Ogesi.
(c) Legusi.
(d) Mogesi.

10. Where does Jerome work?
(a) At a convenience store.
(b) At a law firm.
(c) At a vineyard.
(d) At the police station.

11. In what decade does the novel "Seth and Samona" take place?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1990s.

12. Who realizes that Chantal is lying about her whereabouts in order to see Jerome?
(a) Manmi.
(b) Papi.
(c) Seth.
(d) Samona.

13. What did Matant Margaret always do with the money she made in America?
(a) Spent it on food for her children.
(b) Sent it back to her family.
(c) Invested it in the stock market.
(d) Saved it in a bank account.

14. Where does Mrs. Fabiyi keep her cat?
(a) On the balcony.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the garage.
(d) In the bathroom.

15. In what city do Seth and Samona live?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Seattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Chantal?

2. How does Seth feel about being forced to attend Matant Margaret's wake?

3. When Seth does not want to join Samana, what does she tease him about?

4. What does Grandmother stare at for the duration of the wake?

5. After the wake, what does Manmi ask Seth to bring over to Samona's house?

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