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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Meers give to Nnaife and Nnu Ego before she leaves?
(a) Old underwear.
(b) One year's salary.
(c) A set of dishes.
(d) A set of sheets.

2. 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 thinks Nnu Ego is weak.
(b) She believes Nnaife must be giving Nnu Ego more money.
(c) She is frustrated that Nnu Ego did not keep up their strike.
(d) She does not like the meal Nnu Ego prepared.

3. What does Ubani tell Adaku and Nnu Ego when they wonder if they can save Nnaife from being sent to war?
(a) He tells them the British own them.
(b) He tells the Nnaife wants to fight for England.
(c) He tells the he is working on it.
(d) He tells them they must help him run away.

4. What are some signs of war that Oshia sees in his school?
(a) Teachers keep British flags at their desks.
(b) Images of war planes are on the walls.
(c) Soldiers are posted outside the school gates.
(d) Teachers tell students stories of the war.

5. What does Nnu Ego believe about her chi?
(a) She is made up by her family.
(b) She is her wicked grandmother.
(c) She was a slave woman forced into a grave with her master.
(d) She is her protecter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nnaife smash his guitar in Chapter 11?

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

3. Which women sit in front of Nnu Ego's hut laughing when she returns from the marina with her baby?

4. Which of Nnu Ego's children inform her that she has received a letter in Chapter 15?

5. What does Nwakusor do for work?

(see the answer key)

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