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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nnu Ego's first husband catch her doing while his second wife is giving birth to her second child?
(a) Breastfeeding his oldest son.
(b) Crying.
(c) Visiting a dibia.
(d) Trying to run away.

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

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

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

5. Why does Agbadi prefer Ona to his other wives and mistresses?
(a) Ona is a good cook.
(b) Ona is strong willed.
(c) Ona is a good mother.
(d) Ona is timid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a blind beggar curse Nnu Ego as she runs in the Oyingbo market in Chapter 1?

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

3. Who does Nnu Ego marry at the start of Chapter 3?

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

5. Why is Nnu Ego against Nnaife's suggestion that he find work in the army?

(see the answer key)

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