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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What does Cordelia bring to Nnaife after he finds out about his dead son?
(a) A cigarrete.
(b) Palm wine.
(c) Stew.
(d) Gin.

4. What does Ona make Agbadi promise as she lay dying at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) She makes him promise to give Nnu Ego a good education.
(b) She makes him promise to allow Nnu Ego to marry the man of her choosing.
(c) She makes him promise to find Nnu Ego a good husband.
(d) She makes him promise to never let Nnu Ego leave Ibuza.

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

6. Who does Nnu Ego often think of as the ideal man after she marries Nnaife?
(a) Ubani.
(b) Nnaife's brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Amatokwu.

7. What does Nnu Ego believe about her chi?
(a) She was a slave woman forced into a grave with her master.
(b) She is made up by her family.
(c) She is her wicked grandmother.
(d) She is her protecter.

8. What does Nwakusor's wife Ato do to earn money?
(a) She sells cigarettes.
(b) She sells firewood.
(c) She mends clothing.
(d) She sells fish at the market.

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

10. 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) Steal someone's child.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Run back to Ibuza.

11. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego when she tells him her husband's wife had a son?
(a) He tells her to be patient with herself.
(b) He tells her she can always come home.
(c) He tells her she must be cursed.
(d) He tells her she must conceive soon.

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

13. Why does Agbadi say Ona was able to sit by him while he was suffering and his wives were not?
(a) Because his wives loved him too much to see him suffer.
(b) Because his wives were busy taking care of his many children.
(c) Because his wives were happier without him.
(d) Because his wives were busy praying for his recovery.

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

15. Why does Agbadi prefer attractive women who came from wealth?
(a) They are easy to please.
(b) They have a confidence he finds attractive.
(c) They are able to support him so he does not have to work so hard.
(d) They prefer a quiet life at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers Nnu Ego's son is dead after noticing Nnu Ego has not been seen all morning?

2. Why do Nnu Ego and Oshia have to leave their hut while Nnaife is away on the Ferndano Po?

3. Who does Nnu Ego find at the marina the first time she goes there in a year?

4. What does Nnu Ego's first husband catch her doing while his second wife is giving birth to her second child?

5. Who does Nnu Ego marry at the start of Chapter 3?

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