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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 is cursed.
(b) She says Nnu Ego is disgracing the man who paid for her.
(c) She says Nnu Ego is shaming all womankind.
(d) She believes Nnu Ego stole something from her.

2. Why is Nnu Ego against Nnaife's suggestion that he find work in the army?
(a) She is against the war.
(b) It is Ibuza tradition that a woman does not sleep with a soldier.
(c) She fears he will die.
(d) She does not want him to be gone for a long time.

3. What gift does Agbadi receive from Nnu Ego's husband's family when she is found to be a virgin?
(a) A new hut.
(b) A new wife.
(c) Six kegs of palm wine.
(d) Six goats.

4. What does Nnaife do for Dr. and Mrs. Meers?
(a) He takes care of their laundry.
(b) He cleans their house.
(c) He cooks for them.
(d) He cares for their garden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Nnu Ego and Oshia have to leave their hut while Nnaife is away on the Ferndano Po?

2. Who tells Oshia his mother has just given birth at the start of Chapter 9?

3. Why does Nnu Ego run away from her home at the end of Chapter 4 after having her first child?

4. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego when she tells him her husband's wife had a son?

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

(see the answer key)

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