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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Oshia upset at the end of Chapter 8 after seeing his friend Folorunsho?
(a) Folorunsho tells Oshia he is moving away.
(b) Folorunsho's parents get into a huge fight in front of the children.
(c) Folorunsho tells Oshia his father died.
(d) Folorunsho kicks him out of his party.

3. What does Nwakusor find Nnu Ego trying to do when he is heading home from work in Chapter 5?
(a) Steal from a beggar.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Steal someone's child.
(d) Run back to Ibuza.

4. What does Nnu Ego and Nnaife name their second son?
(a) Obani.
(b) Adaku.
(c) Ato.
(d) Oshiagu.

5. Why is Nnu Ego against Nnaife's suggestion that he find work in the army?
(a) She is against the war.
(b) She fears he will die.
(c) She does not want him to be gone for a long time.
(d) It is Ibuza tradition that a woman does not sleep with a soldier.

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

7. Why does Ubani want to ensure nobody else finds out about Nnu Ego and Nnaife's dead child?
(a) Nnaife will kill Nnu Ego.
(b) It will bring shame to the Ibuza people.
(c) It is illegal for someone to die in their home.
(d) Nnu Ego will be arrested.

8. Where does Nnu Ego move to to start her life with a new husband?
(a) Lagos.
(b) Ibuza.
(c) Abuja.
(d) Ibadan.

9. Why does Nnu Ego run away from her home at the end of Chapter 4 after having her first child?
(a) Her son has died.
(b) Nnaife beat her badly.
(c) Nnaife is drinking too much.
(d) She finds motherhood too challenging.

10. Who does Nnu Ego marry at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Idayi.
(b) Amatokwu.
(c) Umanni.
(d) Ngozi.

11. What do local Ibuza women teach Nnu Ego to do in their weekly meetings?
(a) They teach her how to keep her husband happy.
(b) They teach her how to cook.
(c) They teach her how to sell cigarettes.
(d) They teach her how to sew.

12. Why does Nwakusor have a new appreciation for life at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) He got a new job making good money.
(b) He just recovered from a severe illness.
(c) He was nearly hit by a bus.
(d) His wife gave birth to a son.

13. What does Nnaife do for Dr. and Mrs. Meers?
(a) He cleans their house.
(b) He cooks for them.
(c) He takes care of their laundry.
(d) He cares for their garden.

14. Who is the author of The Joys of Motherhood?
(a) Chinua Achebe.
(b) Buchi Emecheta.
(c) Thiong'o Ngui.
(d) Chimamanda Adichie.

15. Where does Ubani find work after the Meers have gone?
(a) The railways.
(b) The army.
(c) The market.
(d) Another doctor's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ato tell Nnu Ego might happen if she continues to look so sad after the loss of her son?

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

3. How does the reader learn Nnu Ego is a recent mother in Chapter 1?

4. What animal harms Agbadi while he is hunting?

5. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego's husband might be the reason she is struggling to conceive?

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