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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nnu Ego struggle to sleep the first night Adaku spends in their hut?
(a) She does not trust Adaku and thinks she will steal from them.
(b) She can hear Adaku and Nnaife making love all night.
(c) She stays up cleaning so Nnaife will appreciate her.
(d) Her baby is up all night sick.

2. Who sends a letter to Nnu Ego saying they are sorry Nnaife is in jail but cannot help?
(a) Adaku.
(b) Adankwu.
(c) Oshia.
(d) Ubani.

3. What does Nnu Ego say in court which causes the people in the courtroom to laugh?
(a) Nnaife's second wife is a prostitute.
(b) Nnaife was not there on the night in question.
(c) Nnaife owns her.
(d) She and Nnaife cannot read.

4. How does Ona react where she learns Agbadi has been badly wounded while hunting?
(a) She frantically asks where he is.
(b) She hurries to see if his wives need help.
(c) She says he deserves it.
(d) She reacts with indifference.

5. How does Nnu Ego feel when she sees her dead child?
(a) Disappointed at the bride price she lost.
(b) Relieved that the child was a girl.
(c) Distraught knowing how sad Nnaife will feel.
(d) Relieved that she does not have to find a way to feed another child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ubani tell Nnaife he must do after Nnaife finds out his son has died?

2. How is Nwokocha Agbadi described at the start of Chapter 2?

3. What does Nwakusor tell Nnu Ego when he finds her by the bridge in Chapter 5?

4. What does Iyawo suggest is the reason Oshia becomes so ill in Chapter 9?

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

(see the answer key)

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