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

2. What does Nnu Ego do with her first husband while his second wife is giving birth in Chapter 3?
(a) Nnu Ego and her husband help deliver the baby.
(b) Nnu Ego and her husband try to conceive.
(c) Nnu Ego and her husband harvest yams.
(d) Nnu Ego and her husband sell things at the market.

3. Why does Ona not want Agbadi to know she loves him?
(a) She worries he will begin to neglect her.
(b) She is not sure if she really loves him.
(c) She worries he will leave his wives for her and her reputation will be tarnished.
(d) She does not want her father to find out.

4. Why does Ubani want to ensure nobody else finds out about Nnu Ego and Nnaife's dead child?
(a) It is illegal for someone to die in their home.
(b) Nnu Ego will be arrested.
(c) Nnaife will kill Nnu Ego.
(d) It will bring shame to the Ibuza people.

5. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego when she tells him her husband's wife had a son?
(a) He tells her she must be cursed.
(b) He tells her to be patient with herself.
(c) He tells her she can always come home.
(d) He tells her she must conceive soon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of The Joys of Motherhood?

3. What does Nnu Ego's brother-in-law suspect about Nnu Ego before he goes back to Ibuza?

4. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego's husband might be the reason she is struggling to conceive?

5. How does Ona react where she learns Agbadi has been badly wounded while hunting?

(see the answer key)

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