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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nnaife say to Oshia as they argue about the fact that Oshia does not help the family financially?
(a) Nnaife forbids Oshia from going to the U.S. for school.
(b) Nnaife tells Oshia he wished he had died instead of Ngozi.
(c) Nnaife tells Oshia he is killing his family by not supporting them.
(d) Nnaife tells Oshia he should have sent Adim to school instead.

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

4. Who does Nnaife and his co-workers see surrounding them while working at the start of Chapter 12, the day Nnaife goes missing?
(a) European soldiers.
(b) African soldiers.
(c) Angry wives.
(d) Police officers.

5. Why does Nnu Ego tell Oshia he must learn all he can at school when she has heard the war has been over but has not received word from Nnaife?
(a) Because she is sick and needs him at home.
(b) Because she fears he will be recruited for the army soon.
(c) Because she does not think she can afford any more tuition.
(d) Because he will have to find a job to support them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nwakusor do for work?

2. What news does Adim share with Nnu Ego and Okpa while Nnu Ego is still depressed after the loss of her child?

3. What does Ona make Agbadi promise as she lay dying at the end of Chapter 2?

4. Why does Nnu Ego feel inadequate around Nnaife's new wife he inherited from his brother?

5. Where was Nnu Ego born?

(see the answer key)

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