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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nnu Ego's first husband move her to a different hut after a while?
(a) Because she is senior wife.
(b) Because he dislikes her.
(c) Because she has had a son.
(d) Because she appears to be infertile.

2. Why does Nnaife hold off on looking for a job long after Dr. and Mrs. Meers no longer employ him?
(a) He does not want to work.
(b) The Meers told him a new master would come soon.
(c) He was giving a large sum of money before they left.
(d) He wants to take care of the kids while Nnu Ego works.

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

4. What is the only thing Nnu Ego is able to afford to feed Oshia after her second child is born?
(a) Garri.
(b) Yams.
(c) Jollof.
(d) Bushmeat.

5. Why did Obi Umanna not want Ona to marry any man?
(a) He did not think anyone was good enough for her.
(b) He was in love with her.
(c) He wanted her to take care of him.
(d) He never wanted her to have to stoop to any man.

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

7. Who does Nnu Ego buy cigarettes from at cheap prices in order to resell at the market?
(a) Railway workers.
(b) Dockworkers.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Sailors.

8. Why does Agbadi send Nnu Ego's childhood friend Ato to Lagos after her son's death?
(a) He sends Ato to beg Nnu Ego to return home.
(b) He sends Ato to tell Nnu Ego to stop mourning her loss.
(c) He sends Ato to bring Nnu Ego tea that will help her get pregnant again.
(d) He sends Ato to find Nnu Ego a new husband.

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

10. What does Mrs. Meers tell Nnaife at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) She and Dr. Meers are getting a divorce.
(b) She tells Nnaife she does not like his wife.
(c) She and Dr. Meers are moving back to England.
(d) She tells Nnaife he is fired.

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 sew.
(c) They teach her how to cook.
(d) They teach her how to sell cigarettes.

12. Why does Ona not want Agbadi to know she loves him?
(a) She worries he will begin to neglect her.
(b) She worries he will leave his wives for her and her reputation will be tarnished.
(c) She does not want her father to find out.
(d) She is not sure if she really loves him.

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

14. Who takes Oshia on a trip to the island when he recovers from his illness in Chapter 9?
(a) Ato.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Iyawo.
(d) Mama Abby.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does a woman slap Nnu Ego by the bridge at the end of Chapter 5?

3. What does ona mean?

4. What does Nnu Ego's landlord do for her when Oshia is sick in Chapter 9?

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

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