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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 24 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distant family member does the narrator think of who died during childbirth?
(a) Chinyere.
(b) Ugonna.
(c) Mmiliaku.
(d) Nwanneka.

2. What country did the narrator read has the highest maternal mortality rate?
(a) America.
(b) Australia.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Canada.

3. At what event did Zikora first meet her baby's father?
(a) A friend's party.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A book launch.
(d) A gala.

4. While nursing the baby after having him circumcised, what does Zikora do and why?
(a) She nods off because she is exhausted.
(b) She cries and wonders why she had him circumcised.
(c) She eats because she is famished.
(d) She calls Kwame because she misses him.

5. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?
(a) She cries.
(b) She says she feels sick.
(c) She takes off her hospital gown.
(d) She asks everyone to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zikora say about the image of her mother turning away like she did when she came home from Aunty Nwanneka's house?

2. What does Zikora's son struggle with when they first get home from the hospital?

3. What does Aunty Nwanneka tell Zikora after her son's birth?

4. How does Zikora describe the woman she says she will never forget from Planned Parenthood?

5. What friend of Mmiliaku's writes a blog which Mmiliaku recommends to Zikora?

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