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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who runs after Nnaife after he heads to the butcher's home to get his daughter?
(a) Adim.
(b) Taiwo.
(c) Oshia.
(d) Okpa.

2. Who sobs as Nnaife is taken away in a police van after the incident at the Yoruba home?
(a) Okpo and Nnu Ego.
(b) Taiwo and Adim.
(c) Kehende and Aremu.
(d) Okpo and Adim.

3. How does Nnu Ego react to seeing Adaku's wealthy cousin at her home?
(a) She welcomes her in and feeds her.
(b) She hugs her and tells her Adaku will be home soon.
(c) She ignores the woman and pretends she is not home.
(d) She yells at her and slams the door.

4. Who does Nnaife and his co-workers see surrounding them while working at the start of Chapter 12, the day Nnaife goes missing?
(a) Police officers.
(b) African soldiers.
(c) Angry wives.
(d) European soldiers.

5. What are some signs of war that Oshia sees in his school?
(a) Soldiers are posted outside the school gates.
(b) Teachers tell students stories of the war.
(c) Teachers keep British flags at their desks.
(d) Images of war planes are on the walls.

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

7. Why does Nnu Ego choose to give birth for the seventh time all alone?
(a) She does not want to wake anyone up.
(b) She plans to give the child away.
(c) She prefers giving birth in silence.
(d) She does not want her daughters to think she is a coward.

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

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

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

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

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

13. How does Nnu Ego feel when she sees her dead child?
(a) Relieved that the child was a girl.
(b) Distraught knowing how sad Nnaife will feel.
(c) Disappointed at the bride price she lost.
(d) Relieved that she does not have to find a way to feed another child.

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

15. 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 tells him he will get arrested.
(c) He wrestles his fun from him.
(d) He whacks him and forces the cutlass to fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nnu Ego struggle to sleep the first night Adaku spends in their hut?

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

3. What does the Yoruba family tell Nnaife when they learn of his anger about Kehinde wanting to marry the butchers' son?

4. Why does Nnu Ego tell Oshia he must learn all he can at school when she has heard the war has been over but has not received word from Nnaife?

5. What does Nnu Ego learn to do after moving from Lagos in Chapter 16?

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