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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 Nnu Ego believe about her chi?
(a) She is made up by her family.
(b) She is her protecter.
(c) She is her wicked grandmother.
(d) She was a slave woman forced into a grave with her master.

2. What does Nnu Ego's first husband catch her doing while his second wife is giving birth to her second child?
(a) Trying to run away.
(b) Breastfeeding his oldest son.
(c) Visiting a dibia.
(d) Crying.

3. What is the only thing Nnu Ego is able to afford to feed Oshia after her second child is born?
(a) Garri.
(b) Yams.
(c) Jollof.
(d) Bushmeat.

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

5. What does Ubani tell Nnaife he must do after Nnaife finds out his son has died?
(a) Kill Nnu Ego.
(b) Find Nnu Ego and get her pregnant again.
(c) Find a better wife.
(d) Send Nnu Ego back to Ibuza.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Adaku upset at the end of Chapter 11 when she sees the lavish meal Nnu Ego has prepared while Nnaife is at work?

2. What year is it at the start of Chapter 1, "The Mother"?

3. Why does Nwakusor have a new appreciation for life at the start of Chapter 5?

4. What animal harms Agbadi while he is hunting?

5. Who does Nnu Ego agree to marry at the end of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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