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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What days of the week does Morufu decide that Adunni will sleep in his room?

2. How old was Enitan when she first wanted to marry?

3. In Chapter 11, who lies for Adunni and says she used Labake's stove?

4. How long does Morufu think that new wives are not supposed to going out and about?

5. Where does Kola live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adunni notice about herself when she sees herself in a mirror in Chapter 24?

2. What is Adunni's kitchen like and how does she compare it to kitchens she sees on TV?

3. How does Enitan feel about marriage, and why no one asks her father to marry her?

4. How is Khadiji's pregnancy progressing in Chapter 13?

5. What is Morufu's room like?

6. What encounter does Adunni have with Mr. Bada in Chapter 18?

7. Who does Adunni remember came to visit her mother two years ago?

8. How does Labake, Morufu's first wife, treat Adunni when Morufu brings her home after the wedding?

9. In Chapter 17, what does Adunni take from her father's house?

10. In Chapter 22, what does Kola tell Adunni about working?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Morufu is the king of his house. Why and how is Morufu king of his house? How does that cause abuse of his wives and their children?

Essay Topic 2

Big Madam and Big Daddy have a strained relationship. Why do Big Madam and Big Daddy have a strained relationship? How does Big Daddy abuse Big Madam?

Essay Topic 3

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes, concepts, or objects?

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