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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Zikora text after her son is born to say it is a boy?
(a) Kwame.
(b) Donna.
(c) Mmiliaku.
(d) Her father.

2. What does Zikora say is not Kwame's "fighting tool" (13)?
(a) Condescension.
(b) Cruelty.
(c) Cheating.
(d) Silence.

3. What does the nurse tell the narrator she will get soon when the narrator asks for it at the beginning of the story?
(a) A drink of water.
(b) Her baby.
(c) Her gown.
(d) An epidural.

4. What does Zikora say about the image of her mother turning away like she did when she came home from Aunty Nwanneka's house?
(a) It is a repulsive image.
(b) It is a recurring image.
(c) It is a relief.
(d) It is a surprise.

5. Who does Zikora's mother call to come to the apartment when they first come home from the hospital?
(a) Kwame.
(b) A lactation nurse.
(c) Zikora's father.
(d) Zikora's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How is Zikora's father described?

3. Who rushes to the baby when he cries at the very end of "Zikora: A Short Story"?

4. What does Kwame say to Zikora in regards to her decision to have the baby?

5. What does Zikora avoid eating when she first finds out she is pregnant?

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