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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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 give her the worst beating of her life.
(b) He will send her back to Ibuza.
(c) He will never speak to her again.
(d) He will find a second wife.

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

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

9. Why do Nnu Ego and Oshia have to leave their hut while Nnaife is away on the Ferndano Po?
(a) The hut is too small for their growing family.
(b) The rent becomes too high.
(c) British soldiers kick them out.
(d) It burned down.

10. What does Nwakusor do for work?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is a servant.
(c) He is a cook.
(d) He is a dockworker.

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

12. How old is Nnu Ego at the start of Chapter 3 when Idayi tells Agbadi she must marry?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

13. How does Ona react where she learns Agbadi has been badly wounded while hunting?
(a) She hurries to see if his wives need help.
(b) She reacts with indifference.
(c) She says he deserves it.
(d) She frantically asks where he is.

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

15. What does Iyawo suggest is the reason Oshia becomes so ill in Chapter 9?
(a) Malnutrition.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Bad bushmeat.
(d) Insect bite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nnu Ego's chi tell her in a dream in Chapter 7?

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

3. What does Agbadi send to Nnu Ego to protect her during her second pregnancy?

4. Why did Obi Umanna not want Ona to marry any man?

5. Who does Nnu Ego agree to marry at the end of Chapter 3?

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