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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. What is Opokuya thinking of doing before going to the hospital early the next morning?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Sleeping late.
(c) Going over to Esi's house.
(d) Taking a leisurely bath.

2. After Bamako, how is Esi feeling about her marriage?
(a) She is disappointed in Ali's family's reception of her.
(b) She feels more like Ali's wife.
(c) She is happy Ali is not around much.
(d) She is sorry she marries Ali.

3. What wakes Esi from a deep sleep on New Year's Day?
(a) A phone call from Ali.
(b) A phone call from Ogyaanowa.
(c) A horn from a car.
(d) A phone call from Oko.

4. What does Ali do traditionally on New Year's Eve?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Spends it with Fusena and their children.
(c) Spends it with his father.
(d) Spends it in London.

5. Why is Esi upset about Oko's mother concerning Ogyaanowa?
(a) Oko's mother will not allow Ogyaanowa to visit for the holidays.
(b) Oko's mother says unkind things about Esi to Ogyaanowa.
(c) Oko's mother is sending Ogyaanowa to boarding school in France.
(d) Oko's mother is already arranging a marriage for Ogyaanowa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Esi feeling free and content?

2. What does Ali think of as home?

3. What does Ali continually do to Esi?

4. In what shape does Kubi find Oko?

5. What does Esi say about Fusena?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What surprises Esi about Ali when she is discussing his travels?

5. What does Ali propose to Esi and what is her response?

6. What happens that makes Fusena give her consent to Ali marrying Esi?

7. Describe Kubi and Oko's interaction.

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

9. What does Kubi relate when he returns from Esi's home and what do they conclude?

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

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