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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. Why does a woman slap Nnu Ego by the bridge at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) She believes Nnu Ego stole something from her.
(b) She believes Nnu Ego is cursed.
(c) She says Nnu Ego is shaming all womankind.
(d) She says Nnu Ego is disgracing the man who paid for her.

2. What does ona mean?
(a) Annoying Pest.
(b) Priceless jewel.
(c) Beautiful Woman.
(d) Gracious mother.

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

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

5. What does Ona make Agbadi promise as she lay dying at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) She makes him promise to find Nnu Ego a good husband.
(b) She makes him promise to never let Nnu Ego leave Ibuza.
(c) She makes him promise to give Nnu Ego a good education.
(d) She makes him promise to allow Nnu Ego to marry the man of her choosing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nwakusor's wife Ato do to earn money?

3. What is the only thing Nnu Ego is able to afford to feed Oshia after her second child is born?

4. What does Iyawo suggest is the reason Oshia becomes so ill in Chapter 9?

5. What does Ato tell Nnu Ego might happen if she continues to look so sad after the loss of her son?

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