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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Okei receive punishment for in the initial chapters?
(a) A lackadaisical attitude.
(b) Theft.
(c) An ungrateful attitude.
(d) Disrespect toward elders.

2. The girls Okei and his friends hope to meet have returned early from their day of selling what?
(a) Plantains.
(b) Plums.
(c) Yams.
(d) Berries.

3. How is Okei disciplined early in the story?
(a) He is yelled at.
(b) He is sent to bed without his meal.
(c) He must perform additional chores.
(d) He is whipped.

4. Why does Okei drift through life?
(a) He lacks his immediate family.
(b) The family that cares for him is too strict.
(c) He is poor.
(d) He fears losing another family.

5. Why is it the girls Uche, Okei, and Nduka seek to meet with go to the village to sell their produce?
(a) It is closer than other villages.
(b) The buyers are nicer and pay more.
(c) The buyers are not so nice, but pay more.
(d) They hope to encounter Uche and Nduke there.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Wrestling Match tells the coming of age story of a young boy, Okei, from what country?

2. As the boys reach the next village en route to meet some girls, they can hear them doing what?

3. When it comes time to part for the evening in the second chapter, Okei orders Uche to announce that all the young men are to meet together when?

4. Who is disciplining Okei?

5. The parents of Okei's friends would prefer sons who are willing to do what?

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