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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 14 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Adaku upset at the end of Chapter 11 when she sees the lavish meal Nnu Ego has prepared while Nnaife is at work?
(a) She believes Nnaife must be giving Nnu Ego more money.
(b) She thinks Nnu Ego is weak.
(c) She does not like the meal Nnu Ego prepared.
(d) She is frustrated that Nnu Ego did not keep up their strike.

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

3. What does Nnu Ego learn from Adaku when she returns to Lagos which upsets her?
(a) Nnaife wrote saying he was not coming back.
(b) Nnaife visited three weeks before she arrived.
(c) Adaku spent all of their money.
(d) Adaku left and the house is in shambles.

4. What is one of the first things that happens to Nnaife the day he is taken and brought to an open field at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) He is robbed.
(b) He is given a medical exam.
(c) He is beaten.
(d) He is arrested.

5. Who do Nnu Ego and Adaku run to when Nnaife does not return home from work in Chapter 11?
(a) Ubani and Nwakusor.
(b) Mama Abby and Iyawo.
(c) Oshia and Adim.
(d) Agbadi and Idayo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ubani want to ensure nobody else finds out about Nnu Ego and Nnaife's dead child?

2. Who is Agbadi speaking to when Nnu Ego visits him upon arriving in Ibuza?

3. Where does Ubani help Nnaife find work in Chapter 10 and what work does he get?

4. Why does Agbadi send Nnu Ego's childhood friend Ato to Lagos after her son's death?

5. Why does Nnu Ego's first husband move her to a different hut after a while?

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