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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 ugly.
(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 infertile.

2. What animal harms Agbadi while he is hunting?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A lion.
(c) A buffalo.
(d) A rhino.

3. Who tells Oshia his mother has just given birth at the start of Chapter 9?
(a) Ato.
(b) Iyawo.
(c) Mama Abby.
(d) Cordelia.

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

5. Where does Nnaife follow a group of men to when he searches for work after arguing with Nnu Ego?
(a) A military base.
(b) A golf course.
(c) A church.
(d) The market.

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

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

8. How is Nwokocha Agbadi described at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Funny, but not very intelligent.
(b) Tall, handsome and wealthy.
(c) Quiet and weak.
(d) Short, stout and poor.

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

10. Who discovers Nnu Ego's son is dead after noticing Nnu Ego has not been seen all morning?
(a) Nwakusor.
(b) Ato.
(c) Nnaife.
(d) Cordelia.

11. What do Nnaife and Oshia find in the master's house, which Nnu Ego worries will distract Nnaife from finding a job?
(a) A bible.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A chess set.
(d) A piano.

12. What does Nnu Ego think of her new husband when she first meets him?
(a) She cannot believe how kind he is.
(b) She cannot believe how strong he is.
(c) She cannot believe how refined he is.
(d) She cannot believe how unattractive he is.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nnu Ego planning to do in Chapter 1 to relieve her pain and anger?

2. What do some believe is the cause of Agunwa's illness in Chapter 2 when Agbadi is still healing?

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

4. What is Nnu Ego's first son's name?

5. What does Nnu Ego do with her first husband while his second wife is giving birth in Chapter 3?

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