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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. Why does Esi feel rejected?
(a) Ogyaanowa is happy to leave with her father.
(b) Opokuya suggests it's time for Esi to go home.
(c) Ali says he will not visit her for a while at her house.
(d) Ali does not want her to come to the home he shares with Fusena.

2. What shocks Ali's female relatives?
(a) That their educated daughters are not any better off than they were.
(b) That Esi will not live with Ali and Fusena.
(c) That Fusena is divorcing Ali.
(d) That Esi is not Muslim.

3. What happens one day as Ali is pulling away from Esi's house?
(a) He smashes into Esi's car.
(b) Opokuya pulls in.
(c) He hits a bicyclist.
(d) He slumps over the wheel.

4. What does Esi realize about her job?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She likes it.
(c) It has endless possibilities.
(d) It is a dead end.

5. Why would Esi's mother have thought it alright for Oko to take another wife?
(a) Her mother was opposed to Oko taking another wife also.
(b) The other wife could bear all the children.
(c) Oko wouldn't then rape Esi if she did not want sex.
(d) Esi would have been the senior wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ali's family live?

2. What does Kweku say when he knocks on Opokuya's bedroom door?

3. What happens when Opokuya's two eldest children are left in charge of cooking for the holiday?

4. What are Ama and Aba doing at the opening of this section?

5. Why does Ali feel the gift is inappropriate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What insecurities and fears does it bring up for Fusena when Ali mentions that his intended second wife has a university degree?

2. For what does Ali apologize to his people and how does he rationalize his actions?

3. Why would it have been different if Oko had taken a second wife?

4. Where does Esi go after dropping Ali off in her new car and what does she offer Opokuya?

5. Who arrives at Esi's house while Ali is still there and what happens?

6. How does Esi being there help Opokuya out of a dilemma and what does every advise Esi to do?

7. What does Ali buy Esi and what is her reaction?

8. What do the older women think about Ali marrying Esi?

9. What does Esi feel after leaving Opokuya's home?

10. Why is Opokuya feeling sorry for herself and what can she do about it?

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