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

2. What does Zikora's mother say when asked if she can help still Zikora for the epidural?
(a) She does not need an epidural.
(b) My pleasure.
(c) She can manage.
(d) Anything to help my child.

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

4. What did Zikora's mother do after Zikora accepted food at Aunty Nwanneka's house when they went to visit her new baby?
(a) She told her she should live with them.
(b) She said she understood and apologized.
(c) She slapped her.
(d) She hugged her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what event did Zikora first meet her baby's father?

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

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

4. Why does Zikora feel she is disgracing her mother in the delivery room?

5. What is the name of Zikora's brother from her father's second wife?

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