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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nwakusor find Nnu Ego trying to do when he is heading home from work in Chapter 5?
(a) Steal from a beggar.
(b) Steal someone's child.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Run back to Ibuza.

2. Why does Nwakusor have a new appreciation for life at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) His wife gave birth to a son.
(b) He got a new job making good money.
(c) He was nearly hit by a bus.
(d) He just recovered from a severe illness.

3. Why does Nnu Ego's first husband move her to a different hut after a while?
(a) Because he dislikes her.
(b) Because she has had a son.
(c) Because she appears to be infertile.
(d) Because she is senior wife.

4. What does Nnu Ego's chi tell her in a dream in Chapter 7?
(a) She is not made for motherhood.
(b) She will never have another child.
(c) It is her fault her child died.
(d) She will have all the dirty chubby babies she wants.

5. What does Nwakusor do for work?
(a) He is a servant.
(b) He is a dockworker.
(c) He is a cook.
(d) He is a farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ubani help Nnaife find work in Chapter 10 and what work does he get?

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

3. What does Nnaife say when he has been home for three months and Nnu Ego suggests he finds work?

4. What happens to Adaku that makes her severely depressed in Chapter 11?

5. Who tells Oshia his mother has just given birth at the start of Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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