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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 hates fish.
(b) She said they already ate.
(c) She ignored the offered.
(d) She said she would never eat food in their house.

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

4. What does Zikora tell Kwame on the night they break up?
(a) She does not love him anymore.
(b) She thinks she might be pregnant.
(c) She has been having an affair.
(d) She is moving back to Africa.

5. What is the name of the hospital where Zikora is giving birth?
(a) St. Luke's.
(b) East Memorial.
(c) St. Anne's.
(d) West Memorial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Zikora's child's father?

2. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?

3. What does the narrator do before moving to the edge of the bed and vomiting?

4. How does the narrator's mother respond to her expression of pain during labor?

5. What does Zikora's mother say when asked if she can help still Zikora for the epidural?

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