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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who rushes to the baby when he cries at the very end of "Zikora: A Short Story"?
(a) Kwame.
(b) Zikora's mother.
(c) Mmiliaku.
(d) Zikora.

3. What does Zikora's mother ask of her on the day of the event at Aunty Nwanneka's house?
(a) She asks her to get her father to come home.
(b) She asks her to bring a gift.
(c) She asks her not to go.
(d) She asks her to be polite.

4. What is Zikora's mother doing when Zikora returns from the event at Aunty Nwanneka's house?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Reading.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Cleaning.

5. How does Zikora send money to Mmiliaku after she calls her from Nitel?
(a) Venmo.
(b) Paypal.
(c) She mailed it.
(d) Western Union.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zikora's father call her when they FaceTime from the hospital?

2. What friend of Mmiliaku's writes a blog which Mmiliaku recommends to Zikora?

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

4. What did Zikora's mother do after Zikora accepted food at Aunty Nwanneka's house when they went to visit her new baby?

5. What does Zikora's son struggle with when they first get home from the hospital?

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