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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ato tell Nnu Ego might happen if she continues to look so sad after the loss of her son?
(a) She will become infertile.
(b) Nnaife will no longer want to mate with her.
(c) People will think madness runs in her family and nobody will marry her sisters.
(d) She will become ugly.

2. Who does Nnu Ego agree to marry at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Idayi Obani.
(b) Amatokwu Nwakusor.
(c) Nnaife Owulum.
(d) Ngozi Owulum.

3. Who do the dibia Nnu Ego's sees fault with her inability to conceive?
(a) Amatokwu.
(b) Nnu Ego.
(c) Her chi.
(d) Ona.

4. What is Nnaife doing while Nnu Ego gives birth to her first child?
(a) Working.
(b) Holding her hand.
(c) Traveling.
(d) Sleeping.

5. What does Dr. Meers call Nnaife, which angers his wife, though Nnaife does not understand the meaning of the word?
(a) Fool.
(b) Boy.
(c) Lady.
(d) Baboon.

6. Why does a blind beggar curse Nnu Ego as she runs in the Oyingbo market in Chapter 1?
(a) She yells at him to get out of her way.
(b) She bumps into him and he thinks she is trying to rob him.
(c) He does not think a woman should be out alone.
(d) Nnu Ego tries to steal from the man.

7. Why does Nnu Ego's son still not have a name when he is six weeks old?
(a) She cannot think of a name she likes.
(b) She is waiting for Nnaife to return to name him.
(c) She is waiting for a letter from her father with the baby's name.
(d) She is waiting for a sign from her chi.

8. What is Nnu Ego's first son's name?
(a) Nwakusor.
(b) Nnaife.
(c) Ngozi.
(d) Ubani.

9. 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.

10. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego's husband might be the reason she is struggling to conceive?
(a) She is not eating well enough.
(b) Her mother has cursed her. A
(c) She is too anxious.
(d) Her chi has cursed her.

11. What does Agbadi send to Nnu Ego to protect her during her second pregnancy?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Charms.
(c) An image of her chi.
(d) Tea.

12. What does Nnu Ego's chi tell her in a dream in Chapter 7?
(a) She is not made for motherhood.
(b) It is her fault her child died.
(c) She will have all the dirty chubby babies she wants.
(d) She will never have another child.

13. What agreement do Ona and Agbadi make regarding the child she is carrying?
(a) If it is a girl Agbadi can have her, if it is a boy, he will belong to her father.
(b) Agbadi agrees he will leave Ona and her child alone.
(c) Ona says she will bring the child to visit as long as they never tell that Agbadi is the father.
(d) She will marry him so they can raise the child together.

14. What does Nnaife tell Nnu Ego he will do if she mentions her first husband in his presence again in Chapter 4?
(a) He will send her back to Ibuza.
(b) He will find a second wife.
(c) He will never speak to her again.
(d) He will give her the worst beating of her life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nnu Ego's first husband move her to a different hut after a while?

2. What do Nnaife and Oshia find in the master's house, which Nnu Ego worries will distract Nnaife from finding a job?

3. What gift does Agbadi receive from Nnu Ego's husband's family when she is found to be a virgin?

4. What does Nwakusor's wife Ato do to earn money?

5. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego when she tells him her husband's wife had a son?

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