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CHAPTER 1 - THE LETTER

1. How old was Aliya when she read the book ‘Sweet Sixteen’?

(a)12 years

*(b) 14 years*

(c)16 years

2. The book ‘Sweet Sixteen’ made Aliya realize that at 16 years, one is no longer

a child but a_____

(a)Teenager

(b) Mature child

*(c)Young adult*

3. At the time Aliya was born, her father was a______

(a)Public relation officer

(b) Imam

*(c)Journalist*

4. Aliya’s father is_____

(a)Mr Ahmed

(b) Mr Ben

*(c)Mr Bello*

5. Aliya turned 12 when she was in _____

(a)JSS2

*(b) JSS1*

(c)SS1

6. The closest to any form of celebration in Aliya’s house was _____

(a)Elaborate parties and elaborate dinners

(b) Elaborate prayers and organized parties

*(c)Elaborate dinners and elaborate prayers*

7. On one of Aliya’s birthday cards from her dad, he wrote “…only _____ is

greater than you”

(a)Man

(b) Allah

(C)Good

8. Akin in Aliya’s class called himself ______

(a) King of nerds

*(b) King of boys*

(c)Lady’s guy

9. Aliya turned 16 on a _____

(a)Monday

(b) Saturday

*(c)Tuesday*

10. Aliya’s Mathematics teacher is______

(a)Miss Salami

(b) Miss Sanya

*(c)Miss Salako*

11. Aliya’s roommate who was not a great talker is____

(a)One of the junior students

(b) Bunmi

*(c)Grace*

12. Who always delivers Aliya’s birthday cards from her dad to her while

she is in school

*(a)Principal*

(b) Aliya’s Mum

(c)Bobo

13. Aliya received a teddy bear gift on what occasion

(a)Her 16th birthday

(b) End of the year school party

*(c)Valentine ’s day*

14. Bobo’s real name was ______

(a)Tony Alabi

*(b) Tokunbo Alabi*

(c)Tokayo Alabi

15. ‘Letter to My Daughter’; the book Aliya read was written by __

(a)Mary Angelou

(b) Maya Angel

*(c)Maya Angelou*

16. Aliya’s 16th birthday gift box contained ______, _____and _____

(a)Standard digital camera, portable birthday card, and a jotter

(b) Portable digital camera ,spiral bound jotter, and birthday card

*(c)Compact digital* camera ,a spiral bound document and birthday card

17. Aliya’s principal was a _____

(a)Muslim

*(b) Christian*

(c)Atheist

18. Tokunbo relocated with his parents to ______

(a)Italy

(b) Island

*(c)Ireland*

19. Aliya’s rascally but smart classmate was _____

(a)Grace

(b) Bunmi

*(c)Akin*

20. Aliya’s principal was

(a)Yoruba

(b) Igala

*(c)Tiv*

CHAPTER 2 - THE DRIVE

1. Mr Bello was a fan of _____ football club

(a)Manchester United

(b) Real Madrid

*(c)Chelsea*

2. Aliya’s jersey had her nickname _____ printed on the back

(a)Most beautiful lady

(b) Daddy’s girl

*(c)First lady*

3. The inscription on the lorry Aliya saw while heading out with her father

was ______

(a)‘No condition is temporary’

(b) ‘Every condition is permanent’

*(c)‘No condition is permanent’*

4. Who said that the fence around Aliya’s house made it look like a

prison?

(a)Aliya’s Mum

(b) Aliya

*(c)Aliya’s Grandma*

5. Mr Bello’s mum was _____

(a)An international business woman

*(b) A petty trader*

(c)A Nurse

6. Mr Bello’s elder sister was fondly called _____ by Aliya

(a)Big Aunty

*(b) Big Mummy*

(c)Big Sister

7. According to Mr Bello; It is easier not to climb up on an empty stomach than a full one

(a) true

*b) False*

8. The name of the popular fast food Aliya visited with her dad was ___

(a)Aunty Giga

(b) Aunty Gini

*(c)Aunty Gigis*

9. Aliya’s ice-cream flavor that she took during the outing with her dad

was a combination of ___ and ___ flavor

(a)Orange juice and vanilla

(b) Vanilla and strawberry

*(c)Chocolate and vanilla*

10. Mr Bello said that menstruation was Aliya’s body’s way of saying

that she was ready to be a mother ____

(a)Because of her size

(b) Naturally

*(c)Biologically*

11. Who did Aliya say taught her how to menstruate?

(a)Her mum

(b) Grace her quiet roommate

*(c)Her mum and her house mistress*

12. Aliya’s mum’s younger sister was ____

(a)Aunty Salako

(b) Aunty Gigis

*(c)Aunty Molara*

13. Aliya’s dad described her mind as a _____

(a)Beautiful garden

*(b) Beautiful palace*

(c)Beautiful room

14. The name of the magazine Aliya read from her Auntie’s room was

____

(a)Netflix

(b) Ulysses

*(c)Cosmopolitan*

5. Aliya’s grandfather was alive

(a)True

*(b) False*

16. Aliya determined to keep her 16th birthday letter from her dad

____

(a)Safe, and paste it in her room

(b) Safe, and if possible write one for her children someday

*(c)Safe, and if possible show it to her children someday*

17. Aliya’s dad pleaded with her not to allow anyone touch her _____

(a)16th birthday letter

*(b) Digital camera*

(c)Private parts

18. Aliya described her 16th birthday letter as ______

(a)Best textbook ever

(b) Document of life

*(c)Textbook on life*

19. Before Aliya’s Chemistry exam, she read her birthday letter ____

(a)Twice daily

*(b) Twice*

(c)For two hours

20. Aliya’s greatest birthday gift she ever received was ____

(a)Teddy bear

(b) Digital camera

*(c) the letter*

*CHAPTER 3 - WORK

1. Aliya’s mum taught her how to make _____ for her dad

(a)The bed

*(b) Tea*

(c)Akara

2. Aliya’s mum taught her to use the kettle to boil water, so that the water

would _______

(a)Lose most of its oxygen

(b) Not gain more oxygen

*(c)Not lose most of its oxygen*

3. Aliya’s own mug was color _______

*(a)Orange*

(b) Pink

(c)Yellow

4. Aliya’s first desired profession was to be a ________

(a)Lawyer

(b) Photographer

*(c)Pilot*

5. Aliya wanted to be a doctor particularly because of ________

(a)Her love for humanity

(b) Her desire to help children of her size lose weight

*(c)To help children who suffer from asthma*

6. Whose book did Aliya start reading that made her resolve to be a Lawyer

(a)Maya Angelou

(b) Muhammad Ali

*(c)John Grisham*

7. Of all of Aliya’s subjects, she was particularly concerned about _____

(a)Further Mathematics

(b) Geography

*(c)Chemistry*

8. The one and only way to success Mr Bello told Aliya about was ______

a)Making A grade in Chemistry

(b) Praying daily

*(c)Hard work*

9. Aliya caught a girl cheating in her class during ______ exam

(a)Mathematics

(b) Further Mathematics

*(c)Physics*

10. Mr Bello’s _______ terrified Aliya

(a)Strictness

(b) Perfection

*(c)Religion*

11. ‘Ulysses’ poem that Mr Bello referred to during his discussion with his

daughter was written by ______

(a)Ahmed Lord Tennyson

*(b) Alfred Lord Tennyson*

(c)Alfred Lord Temison

12. Aliya’s personal motto was from ______

(a)The book ‘The Prophet’

*(b) The poem ‘Ulysses*’

(c)The book ‘Letter to My Daughter’

13. According to Aliya’s father, _____ would make one’s work become

easier

(a)Passion for what you do

(b) Hard work

*(c)Love for what you do*

14. Aliya’s classmate whose father wants him to be a Lawyer was ______

(a)Akin

(b) Tokunbo

*(c)Sogo*

15. Who ‘taught’ Mr Bello about children

(a)Kahlil Gibis

(b) Kahill Gibran

*(c)Kahlil Gibran*

16. Gibran the Lebanese poet died in ______

(a)1913

(b) 1933

*(c)1931*

17. ‘A book can be a ______ into a writer’s mind. Every book is an

invitation to a ______ from the writer’ said Mr Bello to Aliya

(a)Key, friendship

(b) Window, commitment

(c)Window, relationship

18. Gibran’s book that Mr Bello made reference to is _____

(a)Twilight

*(b) The Prophet*

(c)Ulysses

19. ______ was the former first lady of Philippines Mr Bello compared his

wife’s number of bags and shoes with

(a)Kahlil Gibran

(b) Charles Dickens

*(c)Imelda Marcos*

20. _______ predicted that a day would come that technology would

surpass human interaction and the world would have a generation of idio

(a) Muhammad Ali

(b) Stephanie Meyer

*(c) Albert Einstein*

21. Twilight was written by ______

(a)Imelda Marcos

(b) Charles Dickens

*(c)Stephanie Meyer*

22. Mr Bello said that _____ was invented by young people who re￾imagined the world by out-thinking everyone else

(a)Netflix

(b) Facebook

*(c)Social media*

CHAPTER 4 - THE

GANDHI TEST

1. The sofas and chairs in Mr Bello’s house were colored _____ and ______

respectively

(a)Blue and pink

*(b) Orange and green*

(c)Yellow and blue

2. The size of Aliya’s house was another reason why she suspected that her

parents planned to have her as an only child

*(a)False*

(b) True

3. Aliya’s house had _____ rooms and _____ living rooms respectively

(a)3 and 5

*(b) 5 and 3*

(c)3 and 2

4. ______ held tiny memories of Mr Bello’s travel around the world

(a)A huge glass cabinet

(b) A huge ceramic cabinet

*(c)A huge mahogany* cabinet

From Mr Bello’s travel around the world, there were memories of;

5. The Statue of Liberty from ______

(a)Nairobi

*(b) New York*

(c)South Africa

6. The Tallest building in the world from ______

(a)Paris

(b) New York

*(c)Dubai*

7. Two hand-painted ostrich egg shells from ______

a)Dubai

(b) London

*(c)Tanzania*

8. Eiffel tower from _____

(a)London

*(b) Paris*

(c)Nairobi

9. The lion cub from ______

*(a)South Africa*

(b) New York

(c)Egypt

10. The Pyramids and the sphinx from _______

(a)Dubai

*(b) Egypt*

(c)New York

11. The Tower bridge and the bright red telephone booth from _____

(a)Egypt

(b) Tanzania

*(c)London*

12. A Massive couple from ______

(a)Paris

*(b) Nairobi*

(c)South Africa

13. The decorated plates gotten by Aliya’s mum from ______

(a)Paris

*(b) China*

(c)New York

14. Mr Bello called his gallery full of memories of his travel _____

(a)Museum of memories

*(b) Museum of mementos*

(c)Museum collections

15. Mr Bello’s favorite weekend breakfast was _____

(a)Akara balls and orange juice

(b) Bread, akara, and orange juice

*c)Akara balls, bread, and coke*

16. Aliya’s mum attended _______ secondary school

(a)Muhammed Ali Memorial College

(b) Federal Government College of Nursing

*(c)Federal Government Girl’s College*

17. Aliya’s mum had a degree in Nursing from ______

(a)University of Nigeria

(b) University of London

*(c)University of UK*

18. Aliya’s parents met _______

*(a)When Mr Bello was writing a story on road accident victims asa cub*

*reporter*

(b) When Aliya’s mum returned from UK

(c)When Aliya’s mum finished from Nursing school

19. Aliya’s parents met ________

(a)When Aliya’s mum was a young Nurse working in a clinic

*(b) When Aliya’s was working in the Accident and Emergency ward of the*

*hospital as a young Nurse*

(c)When Aliya’s mum just finished from Nursing school

20. According to Mr Bello, _______ fought for his country to gain

independence from Great Britain

(a)Indira Gandhi

*(b) Mahatma Gandhi*

(c)Nehru Gandhi

21. _______ chose to live a life of poverty to demonstrate that a human

being does not really need much to survive

(a)Indira Gandhi

*(b) Mahatma Gandhi*

(c)Nehru Gandhi

22. Aliya thought her dad would make a great teacher because he tends to

_____

(a)Read so many book

(b) Tell lots of stories

*(c)Over-explain things*

23. Mr Bello described those who can do anything without minding what

others think about them as ______

(a)Idiots

(b) Lazy

*(c)Animals*

CHAPTER 5 - DATING

1. At what age did Aliya ask her dad if she could have a boyfriend

(a)14 years

(b) 12 years

*(c)16 years*

2. Mr Bello’s elder sister referred to TVs looking black and dead in Lagos market

as ______

(a)Second hand

(b) No testing

*(c)Cheap*

3. Aliya’s bibs when she was a baby, and almost all her first belongings were

____

(a)Bought from expensive stores

*(b) Branded with her nickname*

(c)Branded with Chelsea’s logo

4. Aliya’s mum says that Aliya was a Chelsea fan by ______

(a)The influence of her school mates

*(b) Genetic engineering*

(c)Divine appointment

5. On the occasion Mr Bello’s club played in the Champions League final that

Aliya could remember, his team played against ______

(a)Manchester City

(b) Arsenal

*(c)Manchester United*

6. To Mr Bello, any issue could be clarified and seen for what it really is, when

one applies ______

(a)Gandhi test

*(b) Five-way principle*

(c)Prayer and meditation principle

7. Aliya called ‘HAK’, ‘KOTL’, etc

(a) slang

b) Normal terms

*(c)Social media language*

8. To Mr Bello, relationships between boys and girls of Aliya’s age were mostly

ruled by _____

(a)Jealousy

*(b) Infatuation*

(c)Commitment

9. Aliya discarded the teddy bear from Bobo and forgot about it forever

(a)True

*(b) False*

10. Aliya’s classmate who she saw walking to the refectory with Bobo is

_____

(a)Mayowa

(b) Moji

*(c)Moray*

11. Aliya had a nightmare about Bobo and her classmate ______ each

other

(a)Dating

(b) Fightimg

*(c)Kissing*

12. ‘Do you know any Cardiologist, because my heart skips a beat every

time I think of you’. This statement was written by ______ for _______

(a)Bobo to Aliya

(b) Akin to Grace

*(c)Zak to Aliya*

13. ‘…I pray that your life would never be a warning to others, but a good

example’. This prayer was made to _____ by _____

(a)Aliya, Aliya’s mum

(b) Aliya, Grace

*(c)Aliya, Mr Bello*

14. The students that were caught having sex in Aliya’s school, were caught

in the _____

(a)Classroom

(b) Garden

*(c)Basketball court*

15. Mr Bello’s favorite singer is ____

(a)Fela

*(b) The Malian singer*

(c)Jim Reeves

16. Mr Bello described ______ as a universal language that speaks to the

soul and not just to the ears

*(a)Music*

(b) Reading

(c)Prayer

17. ‘KPC’ according to Aliya means ______

(a)Know Parents Case

(b) Keep People Clueless

*(c)Keep Parents Clueless*

18. Aliya felt _____ for the girl who was suspended in her school

(a)Sorry

*(b) Embarrassed*

(c)Annoyed

19. After Aliya had thrown the teddy bear away, she picked it up ______

*(a)After almost an hours*

(b) After 2 days

(c)Never

20. The color of almost all of Aliya’s first belongings on earth were ______

(a)Orange

(b) Pink

*(c)Blue*

CHAPTER 6 - STEREOTYPE

1. The book which turned out to be a good sleeping pill for Aliya was ______

(a)Great Expectations

*(b) The Prophets*

(c)Ulysses

2. Aliya was never a night person, so she ‘thought’ she was ______

(a)Lazy

*(b) Solar powered*

(c)Hard working

3. Aliya’s favorite sleeping position would remind anyone of _______

(a)An innocent baby

*(b) A full grown fetus that was reluctant to be born*

(c)A new born baby that was helpless

4. The easiest way to get into trouble with Mr Bello was for him to get to know

that _______

(a)You allowed someone to touch your private parts

(b) You failed Chemistry

*(c)You have not said your morning prayers when the sun was already up*

5. The slippers Aunty Molara gave Aliya was ______

(a)Soft, had 4 long ears, looked like cats

*(b) Soft, had 2 long ears, looked like rabbits*

(c)Hard, had 2 long ears, looked like rabbits

6. While Mr Bello would carry on as if everything was okay, especially if Aliya

was around, Aliya’s mum was ______

(a)Soft hearted

*(b) Like an open book*

(c)Annoying

7. ‘Muslims will go to hell, because Muslims do not believe in Jesus and they

like to kill people’. This statement was made by _______

(a)Grace

(b) Aliya’s principal

*(c)Rebecca*

8. The event that led to the statement in number 7, was the discussion about

____

(a)Boko Haram

(b) Kidnapped Chibok girls

*(c)Laziness of police*

9. During the conversation that led to the statement in number 7, who asked

‘What has Aliya got to do with this?’

(a)Grace

(b) Bunmi

*(c)Sade*

10. Aliya was not the only Muslim girl in her room

*(a)False*

(b) True

11. _______ who was Aliya’s classmate had a reputation for being mean

and did not have much friends

(a)Grace

*(b) Rebecca*

(c)Sade

12. According to Mr Bello, only _____ respond to provocation with a fight

(a)Idiots

(b) Christians

*(c)Animals*

13. The Cartoonist who portrayed Islam as a violent religion, that caused

Muslims to launch an attack that killed people, was ____

(a)A British Cartoonist

(b) A Christian Cartoonist

*(c)A Danish Cartoonist*

14. ‘Hating people because of their color is wrong. It does not matter who

does the hating. It is plain wrong’. Who made this statement?

(a)Mr Bello

*(b) Muhammad Ali*

(c)Michael West

15. The kind of generalization by Aliya’s classmate about Muslims is called

____

(a)Hatred

*(b) Stereotype*

(c)Evangelism

16. ‘The most beautiful garden is the one that has different colors and

flower’. This statement was made by ______

*(a)Mr Bello*

(b) Muhammad Ali

(c)Albert Einstein

17. The person who Aliya’s mum made reference to that no one blamed for

his evil, was ______

*(a)Hitler*

(b) Akin

(c)Osama Bin Ladin

18. According to Mr Bello, there are about _____ Muslims in the world

(a)1.6 million

(b) 1 million

*(c)1.6 billion*

19. Aliya’s mum referred to those who exploded a bomb around the

Prophet’s Mosque in Medina as ______

(a)Wicked

(b) Fake Muslims

*(c)Blood thirsty Maniacs*

*From the story of the European slave traders and the villagers from West Africa,*

*answer numbers 20 and 21.*

20. ‘It is not my place to punish you for whatever sin you may have

committed, but it is my duty to help another human being who needs my

help’. Who made this statement?

*(a) a former captive*

(b) The white man

(c)Mr Bello

21. The white slaver because of the act of kindness showed to him by the

former captive, resolved to ________

*(a)Dedicate the rest of his life to fighting against evil of slavery and slave*

*trade*

(b) Donate half of his family’s wealth to the former captive

(c)Compensate the families of those he enslaved in the past

CHAPTER 7 - BEAUTY

1. Aliya’s dad was ______

*(a)In his early forties*

(b) In his early fifties

(c)In his late forties

2. The author of Great Expectations is _______

(a)Charles Dick

(b) Charles Dickson

*(c)Charles Dickens*

3. ‘…It is possible to change people simply by not behaving like them’. Who

made this statement?

(a)Author of Great Expectations

(b) Aliya’s mum

*(c)Aliya’s dad*

4. Aliya’s teacher who called her names because of her size was her ____

teacher

(a)Chemistry

(b) Further Mathematics

*(c)Biology*

5. The teacher in number 4 described Aliya as ______

(a)Ectomorph

(b) Mesomorph

*(c)Endomorph*

6. Fatima was a name of a girl in Aliya’s class

*(a)True*

(b) False

7. _____ made it her life mission to always pick on Aliya because of her size and

probably because she though Aliya felt she was better than others

(a)Aliya’s teacher

(b) Akin

*(c)Bunmi*

8. ‘Nobody can hurt me without my permission’ was a quote by ____

(a)Mr Bello

(b) Charles Dickson

*(c)Mahatma Gandhi*

9. Who described Aliya as the most beautiful girl in the world?

*(a)Mr Bello*

(b) Aliya’s mum

(c)Tokunbo Alabi

10. The only place Mr Bello told Aliya that he had seen everyone looking

the same is ______

(a)On social media

*(b) In the Mosque*

(c)In can of sardines

11. Mr Bello told Aliya that in Mauritania, they used to have _______

where girls were force-fed to fatten up because in that society, attractive

womwn were the plump ones.

(a)Modern hotels

(b) Beauty spas

*(c)Fat-farms*

12. Mr Bello pointed out that one of the reasons why girls bleach their skin

was because of ______

(a)Black spots

(b) Over-confidence

*c)Lack of* *self-confidence*

13. ‘I would hate to change who I am because of a man’. Who made this

statement?

(a)Aliya’s mum

*(b) Aliya*

(c)Grace

14. ‘Going out of your way to make other people happy without expecting

anything in return’ was used to define being ____ by _____

(a)Kind, Mr Bello

(b) Generous, Aliya

*(c)Generous, Mr Bello*

15. ‘Always expect to be treated like a queen’, was said by _____ to _____

(a)Mr Bello, Aliya

(b) Muhammad Ali, Aliya

*(c)Muhammad Ali,* *Muhammad Ali’s* daughter

16. Bunmi was not in the same class with Aliya, but was in the same hostel,

and same room with her.

(a)True

*(b) False*

17. ‘Making a meaningful impact in the lives of others’ is what Mr Bello

described as _____

(a)Stereotype

(b) Generalization

*(c)Beauty*

18. Aliya desired to donate ______ to her school clinic

*(a)Nebulizer*

(b) Inhaler

(c)Hard work

19. Aliya called her dad the greatest father in the whole world

(a)True

*(b) False*

20. Where the hunter found food and drink in the courtyard, the signboard

read ____ underneath the ‘Food is Ready’ statement

(a)‘All you can eat for free, Jesus has paid for your food’

(b) ‘All you can eat for free, Allah has paid for your food’

*(c)‘All you can eat for free, your ancestors have paid for your food’*

21. Mr Bello believed that he had paid his dues to Aliya because, _____

(a)He gave her the best of education and spent time with her

*(b) Of the conversations he had with Aliya* *previously and presently, and*

*the letter her wrote to her on her 16th birthday*

(c)He told her a lot of stories and had her as an only child

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