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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. In Chapter 3, on what floor is Francis and Adah's room?
(a) 4th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 5th.
(d) 2nd.

2. In Chapter 4, when does Adah begin work?
(a) June 11.
(b) June 1.
(c) May 24.
(d) May 29.

3. How long after Ada goes to school does her father go to the hospital?
(a) A few months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

4. What wakes Francis in Chapter 5?
(a) People shouting.
(b) Sirens outside.
(c) Vicky crying.
(d) Titi crying.

5. How does Adah say that she is related to Lawyer Nweze?
(a) Niece.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Third cousin.
(d) Second cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where is the police station near where Adah's mother is taken?

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

3. What is Adah's husband, Francis, studying to be?

4. What was the bride-price that Francis could not pay for Adah?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Adah try to hit Trudy with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what is the train ride to London like for Adah and her family?

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

3. What does Adah do when she wants to go to school and no one will send her?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Adah get the money to take the entrance examination for the Methodist Girls' High School, and what does she pay for her theft?

9. What is Adah taught about Ibuza?

10. What does Adah come to think about her birthplace?

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