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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 Ezinne have a bald scalp?
(a) That is the tradition for widows in Ichulu.
(b) She likes the style.
(c) The Igbokwe mandated it.
(d) Her son forced her to shave her head.

2. Who comes to Ijeoma in Part IV with a bold plan?
(a) Henry.
(b) John.
(c) Phyllipa.
(d) Ikemba.

3. What does Nnamdi tell Ijeoma about their father?
(a) He hates them.
(b) He is not really their father.
(c) He is going away soon.
(d) He loves them.

4. Why does Ijeoma find it difficult to pray at the ministry?
(a) She does not have her rosary.
(b) She does not have much hope.
(c) She does not have her hat.
(d) She does not have her bible.

5. When does Ofodile refuse to even speak to Ijeoma?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Remembrance Day.
(d) Nkwo Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Uzodi's family hoped for him before he became "osu"?

2. Who asks Chinwe and Ijeoma why they are carrying heavy pots on a long trail?

3. What does the elderly person Chinwe and Ijeoma come to visit on their way to Uzodi's keep asking?

4. What does Phyllipa give Ijeoma and ask her to keep secret?

5. What does Chinwe show Ijeoma as a preview of what is to happen to Ijeoma after puberty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Uzodi react when he sees Ijeoma for the first time in a long while in Part III?

2. What does Nnenna say to Ofodile about his behavior towards Ijeoma in Part III?

3. What does Ijeoma think of Phyllipa Nwosu?

4. What does Ijeoma come to think of John?

5. What does Phyllipa begin to teach Ijeoma in Part IV?

6. What does Ikemba organize to try to save himself and some others, including Ijeoma?

7. In Part III, what physical and emotional milestone does Ijeoma experience?

8. How do the other children react to seeing Ijeoma levitate?

9. What plan do Ijeoma and Chinwe hatch in secret in Part III?

10. What story does Uzodi captivate the children with in Part III?

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