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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whom is Esi angry?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Ali.
(d) Oko.

2. What was a major reason Oko was first attracted to Esi?
(a) Her looks.
(b) Her air of independence.
(c) Her wit.
(d) Her good job.

3. Why does Esi say her marriage fails?
(a) Esi has never loved Oko.
(b) Oko resented her not being with him constantly.
(c) Oko wants a wife who wants more children.
(d) Oko was having an affair.

4. How does Esi find Oko's attentions?
(a) Suffocating.
(b) Endearing.
(c) Unhealthy.
(d) Possessive.

5. What does Ali do when he hears of Esi's divorce?
(a) Writes Oko a sympathy letter.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Divorces his wife.
(d) Courts her.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Kubi say he is late?

2. What does Ali tell Fusena he is thinking of doing?

3. About what do Opokuya and Kubi argue every morning?

4. What is the understanding when Ogyaanowa goes to her grandmother's house?

5. Upon what do Esi and Opokuya agree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Opokuya realize as she is riding home with Kubi?

2. How does Ali feel about his father and how is he different from his father?

3. What happens on the morning when Opokuya loses the use of the car and what happens this morning?

4. What are each person's reasons for wanting the car this particular morning?

5. Why is Esi angry with herself?

6. What does Oko do when he receives Esi's request for a divorce?

7. How does Fusena end up in England with Ali?

8. What does the narrator say about Ali Kondey at the opening of this chapter.

9. What does Opokuya think Esi should have done differently in Esi's marriage; yet how does she acknowledge her advice is not fair?

10. Who is Ali's father?

(see the answer keys)

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