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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Nnaife's wives comes to live with them in Lago?
(a) Atanku.
(b) Adanku.
(c) Adaku.
(d) Dumbi.

2. When Nnaife begins earning money in Chapter 19 what does he feel he can afford to do?
(a) Buy a new home.
(b) Beat Nnu Ego when he wants.
(c) Hire a servant.
(d) Buy fancy clothes.

3. What does the Yoruba family tell Nnaife when they learn of his anger about Kehinde wanting to marry the butchers' son?
(a) They offer a very generous bride price.
(b) They tell Nnaife what a great guy the butcher's son is.
(c) They explain that they do not want their son to marry an Ibo woman anyway.
(d) They explain that women in Lagos can marry who they want.

4. What does Nnu Ego learn from Adaku when she returns to Lagos which upsets her?
(a) Nnaife wrote saying he was not coming back.
(b) Nnaife visited three weeks before she arrived.
(c) Adaku spent all of their money.
(d) Adaku left and the house is in shambles.

5. In what way does Nnaife view his being forced into the army as a positive?
(a) He thinks he will get in better physical shape.
(b) He think it is his chance to learn English.
(c) He thinks it will be nice to have some time away from his wives.
(d) He thinks it is his chance to better provide for his and his brother's family.

6. How does Adim manage to stop his father from hurting anyone else at the butcher's house?
(a) He puts his hand on his shoulder and tells him to stay calm.
(b) He wrestles his fun from him.
(c) He tells him he will get arrested.
(d) He whacks him and forces the cutlass to fall.

7. What does Oshia tell Nnu Ego about Adaku which worries her enough to take him to a medicine man?
(a) He has dreams of Adaku pushing him into a ditch.
(b) He has heard Adaku planning to run away with Dumbi.
(c) He thinks Adaku has been poisoning their food.
(d) He believes Adaku is trying to convince Nnaife to divorce Nnu Ego.

8. What does Nnu Ego spend her money on when she hears the war is over?
(a) Two kegs of palm wine.
(b) A new stall at the market.
(c) Oshia's final semesters of school.
(d) A dozen cartons of cigarettes to sell.

9. Who does Nnaife want Kehinde to marry though she refuses?
(a) A dock worker.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A railway worker.
(d) A university student.

10. What happens to Adaku that makes her severely depressed in Chapter 11?
(a) Her son dies in infancy.
(b) Her daughter runs away.
(c) Nnaife beats her.
(d) Nnu Ego treats her poorly.

11. Who do Nnu Ego and Adaku run to when Nnaife does not return home from work in Chapter 11?
(a) Mama Abby and Iyawo.
(b) Ubani and Nwakusor.
(c) Agbadi and Idayo.
(d) Oshia and Adim.

12. What does the Ibuza community believe Nnu Ego should do while Nnaife is away in Chapter 12?
(a) Stay and watch Adaku.
(b) Move back to Ibuza.
(c) Get an education.
(d) Stop selling cigarettes.

13. What news does Oshia receive while at the Technical Institute, which he is afraid to share with his family?
(a) Adim is failing school.
(b) His girlfriend is pregnant.
(c) He has been offered a scholarship to school in the U.S.
(d) He has been fired.

14. How old is Taiwo when Nnaife accepts a bride price for her?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

15. What does Nnaife grab before running off to the butcher's house to get his daughter?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) His wife.
(c) A cutlass.
(d) All of his money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fine does Nnu Ego have to pay Ubani and Nwakusor for the way she behaved toward Adaku's cousin?

2. What does Agbadi write to tell his daughter in Chapter 11?

3. Where does Ubani help Nnaife find work in Chapter 10 and what work does he get?

4. Why does Nnu Ego feel inadequate around Nnaife's new wife he inherited from his brother?

5. What news does Adim share with Nnu Ego and Okpa while Nnu Ego is still depressed after the loss of her child?

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