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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 2 - 10 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Zikora's brother from her father's second wife?
(a) Udama.
(b) Ugonna.
(c) Ugochi.
(d) Uchenna.

2. What did Zikora's mother say when her husband's second wife offered them fish and plantains when they came to visit the new baby?
(a) She said she would never eat food in their house.
(b) She said they already ate.
(c) She ignored the offered.
(d) She said she hates fish.

3. How does the narrator describe the expression her mother gives her when Zikora asks Dr. K how he would know how childbirth feels?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Icy.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Warm.

4. How does Zikora feel when Kwame expresses his disapproval for the way Emmanuel treats Mmiliaku?
(a) She feels offended because Mmiliaku is her cousin.
(b) She feels it sets him apart from men like Emmanuel.
(c) She worries Kwame is only pretending to disapprove.
(d) She feels Kwame should have a talk with Emmanuel.

5. Where is the narrator at the start of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
(a) Her apartment.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The lawfirm.
(d) Her mother's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Zikora when her father married a second wife?

2. What word becomes Zikora and Kwame's word to describe a variety of things after they begin dating?

3. What does Zikora call her father's second wife?

4. What distant family member does the narrator think of who died during childbirth?

5. What country did the narrator read has the highest maternal mortality rate?

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