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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 Agbadi prefer Ona to his other wives and mistresses?
(a) Ona is a good cook.
(b) Ona is timid.
(c) Ona is strong willed.
(d) Ona is a good mother.

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

3. What does Nnu Ego's first husband catch her doing while his second wife is giving birth to her second child?
(a) Trying to run away.
(b) Visiting a dibia.
(c) Breastfeeding his oldest son.
(d) Crying.

4. Who tells Nnaife about his dead son?
(a) Nnu Ego.
(b) Ubani.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Agbadi.

5. What year is it at the start of Chapter 1, "The Mother"?
(a) 1954.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1934.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is pregnant at Taiwo's wedding?

2. What does Nnaife try to tell the officers when they come for him at the Yoruba home?

3. 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?

4. How much money had Nnaife tried to send to Nnu Ego while she was away though it did not get to her until after the war?

5. Who does Nnu Ego agree to marry at the end of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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