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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Crying.
(c) Breastfeeding his oldest son.
(d) Visiting a dibia.

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

5. 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 taking care of his many children.
(b) Because his wives were busy praying for his recovery.
(c) Because his wives loved him too much to see him suffer.
(d) Because his wives were happier without him.

6. What do some believe is the cause of Agunwa's illness in Chapter 2 when Agbadi is still healing?
(a) A difficult pregnancy.
(b) Hearing Ona and Agbadi having sex.
(c) Worrying over Agbadi's well being.
(d) Malnutrition.

7. What is Nnu Ego planning to do in Chapter 1 to relieve her pain and anger?
(a) Steal food.
(b) Drown herself.
(c) Shoot herself.
(d) Move to another village.

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

9. What does Nwakusor tell Nnu Ego when he finds her by the bridge in Chapter 5?
(a) She is shaming her community.
(b) She is tarnishing the Ibuza reputation.
(c) She is shaming her womanhood and motherhood.
(d) She is disgracing the man who paid for her.

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

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

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

13. What do local Ibuza women teach Nnu Ego to do in their weekly meetings?
(a) They teach her how to sell cigarettes.
(b) They teach her how to sew.
(c) They teach her how to cook.
(d) They teach her how to keep her husband happy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ona make Agbadi promise as she lay dying at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

4. Where does Nnu Ego move to to start her life with a new husband?

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

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