Professional Documents
Culture Documents
CHAPTER ONE
The children were chatting in their room, with lot of laughing and giggling. They seem to be talking about one
of their teachers in school. The narrator of the story was Bint the youngest of them. Bint was narrating a story
about her teacher who she thinks “knows everything” including French. Their mum was trying to advise them
concerning the issue. She says that their teacher whom they call mall am salihuwasjusttryingtopracticehissmall
French thereby trying to perfect it”, and that they should give him a break. This discussion too place while they
were waiting for their dad to come back from work.
The family consists of four children with their parent. Omar is the only male child, the rest are girls. Teemah
the second child, follow by jamila and Bint the youngest of the four.
During their discussion, Omar pushed open the door and jumped on his mum. He was so happy; he was given
admission to study law in Ahmadu Bello University.
Everyone in the house rejoices with him but Teemah was there to tease him in a playful manner. It was stuffy
inside, they have to go out to take fresh air and relax. Omar insists on getting zobo for everyone but Teemah was
there again to tease him, before their mum decides to pay for it. Bint wants her mum to tell them a story before
their dad returns in the evening. She thinks of which one the children would love to hear and she decides to use
Omar’s admission to start a story.
QUESTIONS
CHAPTER TWO
She decides to settle on her own story; when she got admission to school and how everything went. Her story
goes thus, the people of Lafayette where happy that their daughter, Ummi, was going to the university. But
her father wants her to get married while she studies in the university. But her husband, their father agrees that
they should get married before she goes for her registration.
She talks about the care free attitude of the people in the university and most especially their dressing. In
universities people dress as they want even when it is not appropriate, some dress half naked and also it
difficult to figure out who is the lecturer and who is the students. But for her son Omar, who wants to study
law, will have to dress as law students. The dress code of law students is white top, black trousers with tie for
boys and for girls white top, black skirt and ditto.
As the story continues, she talks about her experience with a lady known as Salma Mohammed. Salma was fair
in complexion, tall, slim and rather busty. Salma was chatting with someone she taught was a fresher of the
school but he was a lecturer. Salma talked about how lecturers stay in their office during nothing, while the
students wait the whole for them. She insisted what need was bribe and even compare them to policemen on
the road.
Ummi also talk about her experienced with the HOD, Dr Samuel Johnson. After are registration, she went to
the HOD office to request for her matriculation
number. At first she was worried by the way Dr Samuel Johnson treated her. A lot of thought was going
QUESTIONS
6. The girls in the university dress leaves very little to the imagination what does that implies?
A. They look beautiful in their dress
B. They look bad on their dress
C. It means they dress almost naked
D. It means they dress anyhow
ANS= C
10. You look beautiful and decent in your attires those are the words of?
A. Ummi’s husband
B. The young lecturer
C. HOD
D. Words of the secretary
ANS= C
11. Who asked the question “but why were you angry, mummy”?
A. Teemah
B. Jamila
C. Omar
D. Bint
ANS= D
12. When ummi told her husband the whole story, what was his reaction?
A. Smiled
B. Laughed
C. Angry
D. Surprised
ANS= B
At the end of the narration everyone had questions to ask, but they were lost in their thought. After sometime,
Omar asked about the story of the quite one.
Everyone seemed eager to know about the story of the quite one.
She looks at the face of Omar and wants him to learn from the story she is about to share. Lafayette is a tiny
community,thatdoesn’tindulgeincrimeactivities.
Everyone in the community knows each other very well. The community has a district head which they
know as the hakimi.
In the case of the quite one, his parent was bona fide citizens of the community. The community knows them to
be humble. They were married for years without having a child of their own. They were about to give up, when
they decides to use the service of a boka, a traditional medicine man. The result was Talle; he was known to be
the quite one because of his reticent nature while growing up.
Then one day, he was reported to the district head for buying more than want he usually buy at the grocery
store. Talle has a pattern of buying stuffs in the market which the people selling them are aware. He now buys
double of what he usually get before. It became a worry among the people, because he lives alone and earns
not much from the driving job he does for a living. Being a community that everyone knows each other very
where, they were surprise about the sudden change. Later the truth was unveiled and people know what cause
the sudden change. He was involved in the kidnapping of a businessman son. Tella was arrested by the police.
QUESTIONS
1. Which of her children will benefit from the story of the quite one?
A. Teemah
B. Bint
C. Ummi
D. Omar
ANS= D
6. “Never judge a book by its cover” what was that supposed to mean?
A. Be careful
B. Adjust your lifestyle
C. Don’t be too quick to judge
D. You do not just trust everybody you meet
ANS= D
ANS= A
8. Why was Telle summoned by the district head?
A. Because there was a sudden change in his purchase pattern
B. He was acting strange
For comments & clarification call/whatsapp RHEMA : 07065106357
10
C. He feeling sick
D. He had some issues with his neighbor
ANS= A
10. Did anyone follow them to town to report what was going on?
A. Some
B. His relatives
C. The hakimi
D. none
ANS= D
Salma walked into the office of Mr. Dabo the level coordinator to sign are forms. Mr. Dabo is a lecturer in the
university, he is known for being strict with both the female and male counterpart. He is known for being
punctual to lectures, and no students come after he enters the lecture room. Mr. Dabo was stunned by the
beauty of Salma, and wanted to ask try is lucks on her. But he failed before he even said that. Salma was
shocked by his move to try and woo her and the fact that he was a known by everyone to be strict and straight
forward.
After she was done with her registration, she proceeds for accommodation in the school hostel. Her
roommates are not want she wanted them to be. There were four girls in the room; tomiwa from the west,
specifically from Ibadan, ngozi from umunze in imo state, ada from Benue state or middle belt and Salma
herself from the north. They manage to get along as they share things in common and look after each other as
sisters.
Salma and tomiwa were Muslims while ada and ngozi were Christians, but still there were never an issue
between them. There was a time where there was issue of intimacy between them.
Salma was coming from home one evening; she couldn’t get a vehicle to convey are home. Suddenly a vehicle with
two men in it showed up to give her a lift. At first, she didn’t want to enter, but she had no choice in the end.
They finally arrived in the school compound in front of the hostel which is popularly known as queen amina
hall.
QUESTIONS
11. Between the two men who pick Salma, who is more voluble?
A. Habib
For comments & clarification call/whatsapp RHEMA : 07065106357
14
B. Labaran
C. Mr. dabo
D. None of them
ANS= B
CHAPTER FIVE
Tomiwa phone rang in the evening; she was expecting it any way. She has never been on a blind date before. It
was Salma plan any way; labaran the driver and habib the supposed politician were the one that pick Salma on
her way to the university. Tomiwa was not feeling all too well with the idea, but she succumb any way.
She approaches the black Mercedes Benz and enters the front sit. Tomiwa was suspicious of the fact that
labaran left the front sit to seat at the back. But instead she refuses to sit there and ask labaran to sit at the
passenger sit in the front sit.
While all these was going on habib knew there was a difference between the girl of yesterday and the one he
met now. Habib move the car and drove close to a restaurant in the school compound. Labaran was told to get
some provision from the restaurant; habib had to use that opportunity to discuss with tomiwa. It was from
there she told him the truth. After the discussion, he gave her some money and the provisions labaran got from
the school canteen. She went back to her hostel and the girls were happy but Salma was not happy at first but
they did settle their differences.
All four girls are performing well academically; they focus on their academic and do not allow their
relationship with men to interfere with their studies. These four friends stay together throughout their years in
school and that made them the envy of all girls in school.
4. According to the chapter who plan the whole game of blind date?
A. Ada
B. The four roommates
C. Salma
D. Labaran
ANS= C
5. Habib is a… ................ ?
A. Friend
6. Habib parked his car in front of a man who proclaim his shop to be?
A. Faculty of suya
B. Suya joint
C. Suya party
D. Grocery shop
ANS= A
8. My name is tomiwa, and I am not the girl you gave ride to yesterday. Tomiwa sound?
A. Silly
B. Happy
C. Anxious
D. Angry
ANS=D
9. The provisions and beverages that honorable habib send labaran to get are for who?
A. For their children in boarding school
B. For themselves
C. For tomiwa
D. For tomiwa and her roommate
10. What brought about the sudden cooperation among the roommate?
A. The sudden knock on the door
B. Honorable habib
C. Labaran
D. Ada
ANS= A
11. What was the strange thing between habib and labaran?
A. They are friends
B. They are related
C. They grow up together
D. They hate each other
ANS= C
12. The roommates were all B students, what does that mean?
A. Second class upper degree
B. Frist class degree
C. Slay ladies
D. Third class student
ANS= A
CHAPTER SIX
The children were beginning to enjoy the story and wanted to know how things will turn out for Salma. It was
the last paper for their final year in school. Moral Philosophy has to do with things that we are taught by our
parent including what they are being taught in the mosque and church. It was supposed to be a walked over
subject. Salmadidn’t really take the subject serious; shedidn’t even attend that particular lecture on that subject. The
exam was around the corner, everyone especially the final year students were looking forward to the last paper.
The exam papers were distributed to everyone, and the exam begins. Salma knew she was introuble, shewouldn’t
know what to write. She was surprise that every person in the hall were really busy writing one thing or the other.
The lecturer DR Amina notice Salma that she is not writing while everyone is, then she decides to go out with
intention on coming in quickly. The lecturer was amaze as soon as she came into the exam hall. As at that time
Salma has received a coded script from kola, and she begin to download what was written in it without her
noticing the lecturer by her side. She was caught eventually and asked to sign a form also with other witnesses.
Salma was taking to the new HOD office for further assessment. She begged the lecturer but there is nothing
she can do. When they got there, the new HOD has to make it known that there is nothing more he can do. He
asked DR Amina to prepare the document for exam and ethics committee for further processing. So many
thoughts were running through Salma mind. She could not believe this was happening to her. Final year for
that matter, she knew she was in big trouble. She was later summoned by the committee and from there she
implicated kola and that was how they were both expelled from the school.
QUESTIONS
4. From the chapter, Salma make use of .......................................... to communicate with kola?
A. Her pen
B. Her eye
C. Student magic
D. EMAL
ANS= C
7. Kola was not just academically smart, he was also… .................................................... Of his life in the
university?
A. Playful
For comments & clarification call/whatsapp RHEMA : 07065106357
20
B. Sad
C. Ever conscious
D. Happy
ANS= C
8. Now, the female teacher was….................................... To see that Salma who had not been
writing for more than thirty minutes had suddenly received inspiration?
A. Sad
B. waiting
C. Amused
D. Happy
ANS= C
11. The new HOD is known for his goodness and… .............................................. ?
A. Compassion
B. Greediness
C. Wickedness
12. As they walked towards the office of the HOD, Salma was… ......................................................?
A. Sad
B. Crying
C. Excited
D. Praying
ANS= D
She was summoned by the examination malpractice and ethics committee through a letter. She had to open up
to one of her roommate, tomiwa. Tomiwa showed concerned and they device a plan on how to bend the rules.
Salma saw the need to involve honorable habib through labaran, so that he can speak some words to the
committee chairman or the vice chairman or someone in a high position in the school. Salma was so desperate
considering the fact that it her final year. In the office Salma was waiting for honorable habib, while habib was
attending to some stuff. Habib later join her on the sofa, he asked her what exactly he can do to help her.
Salma was insisting on money to bribe the committee and they settle on three hundred thousand naira. Habib
had other plans in mind; he wanted to take advantage of the situation to get close to her. After the whole
arrangement, she was directed to the chairman of the committee who asked her if she was guilty. She said she
is guilty but begged him to temper justice with mercy. He told her to meet him in a restaurant far away from
the school, which she did. She declined sleeping with him, and ransomed are herself out. He settled on two
hundred thousand naira to share among the committee. She asked him about his name, and he said Dr. Kabir.
Mohammed.
Salma was called to defend herself, to her greatest surprise Dr. Kabir was not even among the committee. She
knew she is doom and was from there she start opening up and even open up on the fact that kolawole Abdul
gave her the answer slip, in her mind she knew she shouldn’t have mentioned his named right there. She was so vexed
and said Dr. Kabir we pay for duping her.
QUESTIONS
3. Who gave Salma the money she supposed to use to bribe the committee?
A. Labaran
B. Tomiwa
C. Habib
D. Dr. Kabir
ANS= C
6. “when it comes to money, every man has his price”, who said this?
A. A philosopher
B. Honorable habib
C. Salma
A. Tomiwa
ANS=C
9. “Except her father, indeed no man, was worthy of being called a man”. Salma said these words out of…
?
A. Anger
B. Bitterness
C. excitement
D. Acknowledgement
ANS= B
10. It was clear to her that she will faced the… ..............................................she deserved?
A. Troubles
B. Punishment
C. Wickedness
D. Goodness
ANS= B
Mohammed kabir was not even a medical doctor as some people thought he is. He was just an LT, a
laboratory technologist, in the university. The doctor tittle attached to his name is just a nickname he
abducted since secondary school.
Zaki was called upon to tracked kabir down and collect the money about three hundred thousand naira. He
was eventually tracked down, and the money was collected from him after some beaten he received from zaki.
Zaki returned the money to labaran; labaran gave him a share of fifty thousand naira. Labaran was thinking of
returning the money to habib, but he rebuffed that idea and decides not to.
The children were beginning to enjoy the story, and waiting for how things we turn out for Salma and the
others in the story. Omar have lot of questions to ask but waits for his mum to finish.
Salma came backed from a burial on the eightieth day; she has just lost her father. She was looking worn out
and haggard. Her roommate tried showed their concerns and sympathized with her for her loss. Then, there was
a conversation between ngozi and tomiwa; ngozi wanted to know why Muslim bury their dead immediately,
tomiwa on the other hand try to make ngozi understand why. Ngozi still seems confused about the way they
buried their dead.
Omar fine the story interesting based on how the girls relate with one another. Their mum was trying to
explain the advantage and disadvantage of smartphones using Salma.
After Salma lost her father, she became a changed and serious person. Salim talked to her, that he wants to
marry her. The courtship started right away. It was also notice Salma no longer chat for long hours with her
phones. She told her of salim her fiancé who had a very nasty experience and that experience made her
changed person.
QUESTIONS
10. Who was not chatting has frequently has she used to?
A. Tomiwa
B. Salma
C. Ada
D. Ngozi
ANS=B
11. “When I saw the level of her seriousness and commitment that was when I allowed her into my
life”, who said this?
A. Ada
B. Teemah
C. Ummi
D. Salma
Salim bought is first smartphone, it was a Samsung brand known as note series. Salim engage
himself into one of the social media dating site. Salim has a friend called lawal, he asked him
to follow him to visit one of his social media princess. She was not what he thought she is. He
regretted engaging himself in the first place. Lawal advised him not to do it again, giving him
some instances.
Salim had engaged himself before, this time it was Natasha who he visited. He had to thank
God he escaped unhurt. Natasha was used as bait to lured salim, so they can take his car away
from him. But he managed to escape. From that time on he didn’t indulge himself in any social
media dating site again.
At the end of the story their mum turn to omar and told him she had nothing against him using
a smart phone, but advise him to be careful about the negative effect of its. And they all
decides to wait for their dad outside and tell him the good news, which we make his dad ask
him what he wants, and his request will be granted.
QUESTION
2. Who is lawal?
A. Salim brother
B. Salim lecturer
C. Salim friend
D. Salim driver
ANS=C
4. Who is Natasha to salim?
A. A friend
B. A family member
C. A friend on a social media
D. A bait
ANS=C
5. Among the children who will benefit more from the story?
A. Omar
B. Teemah
C. Bint
D. Jamil
ANS=A
6. ........... harkened to the advice of Salma to get a smart phone now?
A. Ummi
B. Salim
C. Omar
D. Lawal
ANS=B
7. “She was more beautiful than she appear in the picture”, who said this?
A. Salim
B. Lawal
C. Omar
ANS=C
9. How many people were in salim car when he was kidnapped?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
ANS=B
10. Shortly after salim explain his ordeal to lawal, salim got engaged to?
A. Natacha
B. Salma
C. Tomiwa
D. Ada
ANS=B
11. Omar, I do not have anything against your phone, you deserve it, just be
careful about the negative effect? These are the words of?
A. Ummi
B. Teemah
C. Salma
D. Lawal
ANS=A
12. After the story, they decide to wait for their dad… ............................................... ?
A. Under the tree
B. Inside the house
ANS= A