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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 does Zikora's mother say when Zikora says she does not know what she will do when her mother leaves?
(a) She needs a husband.
(b) She should get a nanny.
(c) Her visa is a long stay.
(d) She will be fine.

2. Why does Zikora's father end up moving in with Aunty Nwanneka?
(a) He does not like being around Zikora.
(b) Their son is getting into trouble at school.
(c) He likes her more.
(d) He and her mother fight constantly.

3. What is Zikora's law school presentation about for which she discusses her mother's life?
(a) Igbo property laws.
(b) Private schools in Nigeria.
(c) Hysterectomies among African women.
(d) Divorce rates in Nigeria.

4. How does the narrator feel about the way the nurse tells her she is not progressing?
(a) She feels something is wrong.
(b) She feels confused.
(c) She feels she is being blamed.
(d) She feels soothed.

5. How do Zikora, her son, and her mother get to her apartment after they leave the hospital?
(a) Zikora's car.
(b) Bus.
(c) Taxi.
(d) Uber.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the expression her mother gives her when Zikora asks Dr. K how he would know how childbirth feels?

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

3. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?

4. What is the name of the hospital where Zikora is giving birth?

5. Why does Zikora's father say he is unable to come see the baby?

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