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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. When Francis goes to the United Kingdom, how much is Adah to send him monthly?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 5 pounds.
(c) 15 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Adah try to hit Trudy with?
(a) Stick.
(b) Carpet sweeper.
(c) Glass bottle.
(d) Book.

3. How long does Pa say in the hospital before he dies?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) A week or two.
(c) A month.
(d) 3 weeks.

4. At the end of Chapter 1, where does Adah decide she will go someday?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) United Kingdom.
(d) France.

5. What is Vicky diagnosed with in Chapter 5?
(a) Meningitis.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Measles.
(d) Tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Babalola supposed to be studying in the U.K.?

2. When Francis leaves for the United Kingdom, when is Adah's baby due?

3. What do Adah's father's friends drink while they discuss Adah going to school in Chapter 1?

4. Which river goddess do Pa and his friends toast for not allowing Lawyer Nweze to go astray?

5. In Chapter 3, what does a factory make that Adah sees on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 3, why is there a sudden burst of excitement on the ship?

2. How are most children of Nigerians cared for when their parents work?

3. Why is Adah concerned in Chapter 4 when Titi stops talking, and how does she learn why Titi does not speak?

4. How does Adah persuade her mother-in-law to allow her to go to the United Kingdom?

5. In Chapter 5, how does Adah feel when she wakes, and why does she think she feels that way?

6. Where does Adah get a job, and why is her husband worried about her taking the job?

7. Why does Adah get up at 4:30 a.m.?

8. Why does Adah not know for sure how old she is, and how does she estimate her age?

9. What are Adah's thoughts in Chapter 5 when she asks Francis to take the chldren to Trudy's and he complains?

10. What did Pa's mother promise when she was dying, and who does she return as?

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