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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long is Nnu Ego in Ibuza when Adankwo tells Nnu Ego she should return to Lagos?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

3. In what ways does Adankwu say Nnu Ego is offending her father by staying in Ibuza?
(a) She has been allowing others to take care of her sons.
(b) She is not making more babies.
(c) She has been bad mouthing her father to the community.
(d) She is shirking her responsibilities as senior wife.

4. What do Nnu Ego and Nnaife plan as soon as Nnaife returned from the Fernando Po?
(a) Buying a new house.
(b) Conceiving another child.
(c) A trip to Ibuza.
(d) Their baby's naming ceremony.

5. What does Adaku suggest she and Nnu Ego do to retaliate against Nnaife for not giving them enough housekeeping money?
(a) Adaku suggests they do not speak to him.
(b) Adaku suggests they withhold sex.
(c) Adaku suggests they stop cooking.
(d) Adaku suggests they leave him.

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

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

8. Who reads Nnu Ego the letter telling her to come to the barracks to retrieve a package?
(a) Adim.
(b) Oshia.
(c) Kehinde.
(d) Mama Abby.

9. Why does Nnu Ego appreciate having Okpa in her family?
(a) She knows she will take care of her children if she and Nnaife die.
(b) Okpa keeps Nnaife from bothering her.
(c) Okpa does all the cooking and cleaning.
(d) Okpa brings in a lot of money from the market.

10. How long does Agbadi's mourning ceremony last in Chapter 12?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

11. Why does Nnu Ego struggle to sleep the first night Adaku spends in their hut?
(a) She stays up cleaning so Nnaife will appreciate her.
(b) Her baby is up all night sick.
(c) She does not trust Adaku and thinks she will steal from them.
(d) She can hear Adaku and Nnaife making love all night.

12. What does Nnaife say when he has been home for three months and Nnu Ego suggests he finds work?
(a) He tells her he worked for 11 months and deserves a break.
(b) He tells her he is a rich man now and does not need to work.
(c) He tells her she is making enough money to support them.
(d) He tells her he found a job and will be leaving again soon.

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

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

15. What does Adaku tell Nnu Ego she is going to do to make money after she moves out?
(a) Sell firewood.
(b) Sell cigarettes.
(c) Become a prostitute.
(d) Become a servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Okpo?

2. Who runs after Nnaife after he heads to the butcher's home to get his daughter?

3. What type of research position is Oshia offered upon completing school?

4. What does Mama Abby help Nnu Ego do with the money Nnaife sends her?

5. What has changed in Lagos when Nnu Ego finally returns from Ibuza?

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