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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Taiwo realize is missing after she and Okpo and the other children eat dinner following a fight between Nnaife and Nnu Ego?
(a) Kehinde.
(b) Nnaife.
(c) Nnu Ego.
(d) Adim.

3. 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.

4. What are some things Nnu Ego's family no longer has after leaving Lagos?
(a) Easy access to a medicine man or fresh water.
(b) Running water and electricity.
(c) Friends and neighbors.
(d) Access to education or fresh vegetables.

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

6. What does Oshia do in Chapter 11 to help after his family argues about money?
(a) He quits school so they do not have to pay for his education.
(b) He tears up their money to make more of it.
(c) He asks the neighbors if he can borrow some money.
(d) He tries to sell some of his things so he can help.

7. Why does Nnu Ego feel inadequate around Nnaife's new wife he inherited from his brother?
(a) She is intelligent, wealthy and educated.
(b) She has many sons.
(c) She is young and beautiful and willing to flatter a man.
(d) She is a better cook and mother.

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

9. What does Adaku do with the money Nnaife sends before he heads to India?
(a) She buys a new hut.
(b) She sends her daughter to school.
(c) She buys fancy new clothing.
(d) She opens a stall in Zabo market.

10. What does Nnu Ego believe her father would tell her if she complained of Nnaife's second wife?
(a) He would tell her second wives are always better than the first.
(b) He would tell her she could come back home anytime.
(c) He would tell her she should be happy she is senior wife and has two sons.
(d) He would tell her to find a way to send his second wife back to Ibuza.

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

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

13. What does Ubani tell Adaku and Nnu Ego when they wonder if they can save Nnaife from being sent to war?
(a) He tells the Nnaife wants to fight for England.
(b) He tells them they must help him run away.
(c) He tells the he is working on it.
(d) He tells them the British own them.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Nnu Ego and Adaku run to when Nnaife does not return home from work in Chapter 11?

2. How do locals feel about Adaku's decision to leave Nnaife and become a prostitute?

3. While celebrating Oshia's accomplishment in Chapter 17, who says that soon Nigerians will rule themselves?

4. How long is Nnu Ego in Ibuza when Adankwo tells Nnu Ego she should return to Lagos?

5. How does Adim manage to stop his father from hurting anyone else at the butcher's house?

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