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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 day of the week do the Ibuza men welcome Laywer Nweze?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

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

3. When Adah was 8, what town was welcoming the first lawyer there?
(a) Abjua.
(b) Zaria.
(c) Ibuza.
(d) Maiduguri.

4. In Chapter 2, how many strokes does Cousin Vincent punish Adah with a cane?
(a) 103.
(b) 69.
(c) 76.
(d) 58.

5. How old is Janet when Mr. Babalola meets her?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, where does Francis want Adah to get a job?

3. In Chapter 5, when Adah walks at lunch, what windows does she look into as she passes?

4. How long does Pa say in the hospital before he dies?

5. How does Adah say that she is related to Lawyer Nweze?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Adah either not eat lunch or take a bolied egg to eat at work in Chapter 5?

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

3. In Chapter 5, when Vicky goes to the hospital, what does being at the hospital mean to Adah, and how does she feel about having her son there?

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

5. What happens to Adah's mother when Adah goes to school?

6. Who is Mrs. Konrad?

7. 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?

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

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

10. What happens a few months after Adah starts school?

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