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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 try to conceive.
(b) Nnu Ego and her husband help deliver the baby.
(c) Nnu Ego and her husband harvest yams.
(d) Nnu Ego and her husband sell things at the market.

2. How is Nwokocha Agbadi described at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Short, stout and poor.
(b) Tall, handsome and wealthy.
(c) Quiet and weak.
(d) Funny, but not very intelligent.

3. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego when she tells him her husband's wife had a son?
(a) He tells her to be patient with herself.
(b) He tells her she must be cursed.
(c) He tells her she can always come home.
(d) He tells her she must conceive soon.

4. What gift does Agbadi receive from Nnu Ego's husband's family when she is found to be a virgin?
(a) A new wife.
(b) A new hut.
(c) Six goats.
(d) Six kegs of palm wine.

5. What does Nwakusor tell Nnu Ego when he finds her by the bridge in Chapter 5?
(a) She is shaming her community.
(b) She is shaming her womanhood and motherhood.
(c) She is tarnishing the Ibuza reputation.
(d) She is disgracing the man who paid for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nnu Ego run away from her home at the end of Chapter 4 after having her first child?

2. What does Cordelia bring to Nnaife after he finds out about his dead son?

3. Why does Ona not want Agbadi to know she loves him?

4. Why does Agbadi prefer attractive women who came from wealth?

5. Who does Nnu Ego often think of as the ideal man after she marries Nnaife?

(see the answer key)

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