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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. Where does Ali's family live?
(a) Mostly in England.
(b) Up North.
(c) Mostly in South Africa.
(d) Mostly in France.

2. What does Esi do when she hears Ogyaanowa cry?
(a) Tells her to go outside.
(b) Shames Oko and Ali into behaving.
(c) Comes out of the bedroom and takes Ogyaanowa and drives off.
(d) Takes Ogyaanowa to her grandmother's home.

3. What does Musa Musa do after Ali mollifies him?
(a) Gives him a wedding gift.
(b) Openly flirts with Esi.
(c) Takes him to see his new goat herd.
(d) Welcomes Esi into the family.

4. What is one thing Esi's father asks Ali?
(a) If Ali can afford two wives.
(b) If Ali has been faithful to his first wife except with Esi.
(c) If Ali expects children from Esi.
(d) If his first wife knows of Ali's desire to marry Esi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esi ask Opokuya concerning Oko?

2. What is the worst time of the year for Esi?

3. Who calls Esi at the Dakwas?

4. What does Opokuya ask of Esi?

5. What does Ali tell Esi is the reason he has to go by his office nightly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Esi's conversation with Opokuya three months after ending her marriage with Ali.

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

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

4. What happens after the trip to Bamako?

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

6. What indication is there that Ali and Esi are starting to have difficulties in their relationship in Chapter 10?

7. How is Esi feeling after a year of marriage to Ali?

8. What does Esi find out about Ali's secretary and what does she decide to do?

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

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

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