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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is one of the first things that happens to Nnaife the day he is taken and brought to an open field at the start of Chapter 12?
(a) He is robbed.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He is beaten.
(d) He is given a medical exam.

4. What is Nnu Egos initial concern after Ubani and Nwakusor share their bad news with Nnaife?
(a) She does not know how they will support the wives Nnaife will inherit.
(b) She does not know how they will pay for a funeral.
(c) She does not know how Oshia will take the news.
(d) She does not know how they will pay for a trip to Ibuza.

5. What does Nnu Ego learn to do after moving from Lagos in Chapter 16?
(a) Sew.
(b) Write.
(c) Paint.
(d) Read.

6. How do locals feel about Adaku's decision to leave Nnaife and become a prostitute?
(a) Many women admire her and follow suit.
(b) Women are jealous because their husbands prefer her.
(c) They condemn her.
(d) They think she had no choice.

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

8. How long is Nnaife told he will be away from his family in Chapter 12?
(a) Six months.
(b) About three months.
(c) 3 - 5 years.
(d) No more than one year.

9. Why does Nnaife smash his guitar in Chapter 11?
(a) Nnu Ego and Adaku tell him they heard it playing on its own.
(b) He is frustrated because he cannot play well.
(c) Nnu Ego and Adaku tell him he is a poor guitar player.
(d) Oshia begins to play it which upsets Nnaife.

10. What is one thing Oshia says catapulted Nigerian politicians to demand rights for Nigerians?
(a) A disdain for European culture.
(b) Forcing them out of their homes.
(c) Exorbitant cost of living in Nigeria.
(d) Forcing them to fight the white man's war.

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

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

13. What does Mama Abby help Nnu Ego do with the money Nnaife sends her?
(a) Buy new clothes.
(b) Buy cartons of cigarettes.
(c) Buy a sewing machine.
(d) Open a savings account.

14. Who is Agbadi speaking to when Nnu Ego visits him upon arriving in Ibuza?
(a) Idayo.
(b) Her chi.
(c) Ona.
(d) Adankwu.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nnaife and his co-workers see surrounding them while working at the start of Chapter 12, the day Nnaife goes missing?

2. What does Oshia tell his mother on a visit from school when she is pregnant for the 7th time?

3. What does Adaku do with the money Nnaife sends before he heads to India?

4. Why is Adaku upset at the end of Chapter 11 when she sees the lavish meal Nnu Ego has prepared while Nnaife is at work?

5. How much money had Nnaife tried to send to Nnu Ego while she was away though it did not get to her until after the war?

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