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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Chapter 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Esi refuse from Ali Kondey?
(a) A ride home.
(b) Help typing.
(c) Editorial help.
(d) An offer to dinner.

2. Who do the two women think the best husband is?
(a) Their own, though they have faults.
(b) The one someone else is living with.
(c) None.
(d) A mutual friend of theirs from high school.

3. What has Ali always trained himself not to do?
(a) Get sexually attracted to a married woman.
(b) Be prepared for all contingencies.
(c) Wake before the sun rises.
(d) Have safe sex.

4. What does Esi think about marrying again?
(a) She does not want a man oppressing her all the time.
(b) She would like to if the right man comes along.
(c) She would like to if for not other reason than for her daughter's sake.
(d) She doesn't really think about it yet.

5. Why is Ohyaanowa unhappy?
(a) She and her girlfriend had a fight.
(b) She was embarrassed at school that day.
(c) She hears her parents fighting.
(d) She wants to go to the mall but is not allowed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on the drive when Opokuya loses use of the car?

2. What type of woman does Ali prefer to date?

3. Why does Opokuya say Esi cannot have it all?

4. For how long has Opokuya been a midwife?

5. Where is Esi driving at the opening of the novel?

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