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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nnu Ego appreciate having Okpa in her family?
(a) Okpa keeps Nnaife from bothering her.
(b) Okpa does all the cooking and cleaning.
(c) She knows she will take care of her children if she and Nnaife die.
(d) Okpa brings in a lot of money from the market.

2. What does Adaku tell Nnu Ego she is going to do to make money after she moves out?
(a) Become a prostitute.
(b) Become a servant.
(c) Sell cigarettes.
(d) Sell firewood.

3. In what ways does Adankwu say Nnu Ego is offending her father by staying in Ibuza?
(a) She is not making more babies.
(b) She is shirking her responsibilities as senior wife.
(c) She has been bad mouthing her father to the community.
(d) She has been allowing others to take care of her sons.

4. Who do Nnu Ego and Adaku run to when Nnaife does not return home from work in Chapter 11?
(a) Mama Abby and Iyawo.
(b) Agbadi and Idayo.
(c) Oshia and Adim.
(d) Ubani and Nwakusor.

5. Who tells Oshia his mother has just given birth at the start of Chapter 9?
(a) Ato.
(b) Mama Abby.
(c) Iyawo.
(d) Cordelia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Nnu Ego in Ibuza when Adankwo tells Nnu Ego she should return to Lagos?

2. What does Nnamdio, the name Nnu Ego gives to the son she births after Agbadi's death, mean?

3. How much money had Nnaife tried to send to Nnu Ego while she was away though it did not get to her until after the war?

4. Why does Nnu Ego choose to give birth for the seventh time all alone?

5. Who does Nnaife and his co-workers see surrounding them while working at the start of Chapter 12, the day Nnaife goes missing?

(see the answer key)

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