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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 7 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Agbadi say Ona was able to sit by him while he was suffering and his wives were not?
(a) Because his wives loved him too much to see him suffer.
(b) Because his wives were busy taking care of his many children.
(c) Because his wives were busy praying for his recovery.
(d) Because his wives were happier without him.

2. Why does Ona not want Agbadi to know she loves him?
(a) She does not want her father to find out.
(b) She worries he will leave his wives for her and her reputation will be tarnished.
(c) She is not sure if she really loves him.
(d) She worries he will begin to neglect her.

3. What does Ato tell Nnu Ego might happen if she continues to look so sad after the loss of her son?
(a) She will become infertile.
(b) Nnaife will no longer want to mate with her.
(c) She will become ugly.
(d) People will think madness runs in her family and nobody will marry her sisters.

4. What does Ona make Agbadi promise as she lay dying at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) She makes him promise to give Nnu Ego a good education.
(b) She makes him promise to find Nnu Ego a good husband.
(c) She makes him promise to allow Nnu Ego to marry the man of her choosing.
(d) She makes him promise to never let Nnu Ego leave Ibuza.

5. What year is it at the start of Chapter 1, "The Mother"?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1954.
(d) 2004.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ona react where she learns Agbadi has been badly wounded while hunting?

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

3. What does Ubani tell Nnaife he must do after Nnaife finds out his son has died?

4. What does Nwakusor's wife Ato do to earn money?

5. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego's husband might be the reason she is struggling to conceive?

(see the answer key)

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