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

2. What does Nnu Ego's brother-in-law suspect about Nnu Ego before he goes back to Ibuza?
(a) He suspects she is falling in love with Nnaife.
(b) He suspects she is infertile.
(c) He suspects she will move back to Ibuza.
(d) He suspects she is pregnant.

3. Who is the author of The Joys of Motherhood?
(a) Chimamanda Adichie.
(b) Thiong'o Ngui.
(c) Chinua Achebe.
(d) Buchi Emecheta.

4. Who does Nnu Ego agree to marry at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Nnaife Owulum.
(b) Amatokwu Nwakusor.
(c) Ngozi Owulum.
(d) Idayi Obani.

5. What does the oracle tell Agbadi about Nnu Ego's second pregnancy?
(a) She will die during childbirth.
(b) She will have another child that will die in the first few weeks.
(c) She will have a son who will go far in modern learning.
(d) She will have a daughter that will bring the family great wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Meers call Nnaife, which angers his wife, though Nnaife does not understand the meaning of the word?

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

3. Where was Nnu Ego born?

4. What do some believe is the cause of Agunwa's illness in Chapter 2 when Agbadi is still healing?

5. What does Nnu Ego's chi tell her in a dream in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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