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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nnaife move his family when prices in Lagos become too high?
(a) Kano.
(b) Onike.
(c) Ibuza.
(d) Yaba.

2. What does the Yoruba family tell Nnaife when they learn of his anger about Kehinde wanting to marry the butchers' son?
(a) They explain that women in Lagos can marry who they want.
(b) They tell Nnaife what a great guy the butcher's son is.
(c) They offer a very generous bride price.
(d) They explain that they do not want their son to marry an Ibo woman anyway.

3. How does the reader learn Nnu Ego is a recent mother in Chapter 1?
(a) Her breasts ache from producing milk.
(b) She is carrying a newborn with her.
(c) She is at her baby's christening.
(d) She is with a midwife and her newborn.

4. 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?
(a) She is frustrated that Nnu Ego did not keep up their strike.
(b) She does not like the meal Nnu Ego prepared.
(c) She believes Nnaife must be giving Nnu Ego more money.
(d) She thinks Nnu Ego is weak.

5. What does Adaku say about her daughters when she comes to say farewell to Oshia, which impresses Mama Abby?
(a) They go to a convent school.
(b) They make a lot of money in the market.
(c) They married wealthy men.
(d) They each have two sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who runs after Nnaife after he heads to the butcher's home to get his daughter?

2. Why did Obi Umanna not want Ona to marry any man?

3. What do Nnu Ego and Nnaife plan as soon as Nnaife returned from the Fernando Po?

4. In what ways does Adankwu say Nnu Ego is offending her father by staying in Ibuza?

5. What does Mrs. Meers give to Nnaife and Nnu Ego before she leaves?

(see the answer key)

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