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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. Why does Nnu Ego's son still not have a name when he is six weeks old?
(a) She is waiting for a letter from her father with the baby's name.
(b) She is waiting for Nnaife to return to name him.
(c) She cannot think of a name she likes.
(d) She is waiting for a sign from her chi.

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

3. What does Mrs. Meers give to Nnaife and Nnu Ego before she leaves?
(a) A set of sheets.
(b) A set of dishes.
(c) Old underwear.
(d) One year's salary.

4. What does Nnu Ego do with her first husband while his second wife is giving birth in Chapter 3?
(a) Nnu Ego and her husband harvest yams.
(b) Nnu Ego and her husband sell things at the market.
(c) Nnu Ego and her husband try to conceive.
(d) Nnu Ego and her husband help deliver the baby.

5. What agreement do Ona and Agbadi make regarding the child she is carrying?
(a) If it is a girl Agbadi can have her, if it is a boy, he will belong to her father.
(b) Ona says she will bring the child to visit as long as they never tell that Agbadi is the father.
(c) She will marry him so they can raise the child together.
(d) Agbadi agrees he will leave Ona and her child alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nnu Ego's first husband catch her doing while his second wife is giving birth to her second child?

2. What bad news does Ubani and Nwakusor break to Nnaife in Chapter 10?

3. What does Ona make Agbadi promise as she lay dying at the end of Chapter 2?

4. What animal harms Agbadi while he is hunting?

5. Why does Ubani want to ensure nobody else finds out about Nnu Ego and Nnaife's dead child?

(see the answer key)

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