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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nnu Ego appreciate having Okpa in her family?
(a) Okpa keeps Nnaife from bothering her.
(b) Okpa brings in a lot of money from the market.
(c) She knows she will take care of her children if she and Nnaife die.
(d) Okpa does all the cooking and cleaning.

2. Why does Nnu Ego struggle to sleep the first night Adaku spends in their hut?
(a) Her baby is up all night sick.
(b) She can hear Adaku and Nnaife making love all night.
(c) She stays up cleaning so Nnaife will appreciate her.
(d) She does not trust Adaku and thinks she will steal from them.

3. What is Nnu Ego's first son's name?
(a) Nwakusor.
(b) Ngozi.
(c) Ubani.
(d) Nnaife.

4. What is the meaning of Nnu Ego and Nnaife's son's name?
(a) The bush has refused this.
(b) Educated one.
(c) Eldest child.
(d) Protected by God.

5. Where does Ubani help Nnaife find work in Chapter 10 and what work does he get?
(a) Nnaife gets work at a British estate cleaning sheets.
(b) Nnaife gets work at the market selling fish.
(c) Nnaife gets work as a soldier fighting the Germans.
(d) Nnaife gets work at the railways cutting grass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nnu Ego feel inadequate around Nnaife's new wife he inherited from his brother?

2. Why does a woman slap Nnu Ego by the bridge at the end of Chapter 5?

3. What does Nwakusor find Nnu Ego trying to do when he is heading home from work in Chapter 5?

4. What are some signs of war that Oshia sees in his school?

5. What does Adankwu do when Nnaife tells her Nnu Ego needs help at home?

(see the answer key)

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