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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nnaife move his family when prices in Lagos become too high?
(a) Onike.
(b) Yaba.
(c) Kano.
(d) Ibuza.

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

3. 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.

4. 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 has been bad mouthing her father to the community.
(c) She is shirking her responsibilities as senior wife.
(d) She is not making more babies.

5. How does Adaku reassure Nnu Ego after she gave birth to twin girls and worries Nnaife will be upset?
(a) She tells Nnu Ego they will care for her when she is old.
(b) She tells Nnu Ego Nnaife does not care whether he has sons or daughters.
(c) She tells Nnu Ego she can sell the girls as servants some day.
(d) She tells Nnu Ego they will bring a good bride price some day.

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

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

8. 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.

9. What bad news does Ubani and Nwakusor break to Nnaife in Chapter 10?
(a) His oldest brother has died.
(b) His father has died.
(c) His mother has died.
(d) His youngest sister has died.

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

11. 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) Images of war planes are on the walls.
(d) Teachers keep British flags at their desks.

12. What does Kehende tell the police officers when they arrive at the Yoruba home?
(a) She was kidnapped.
(b) The family is refusing to pay for her.
(c) The butcher's son tried to kill her.
(d) She plans to marry Aremu.

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

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

15. What are the contents of the package Nnu Ego picks up at the barracks in Chapter 15?
(a) Nnaife's uniform.
(b) A letter informing Nnu Ego that Nnaife is missing.
(c) Letters and money from Nnaife.
(d) Nnaife's remains.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. How long is Nnaife told he will be away from his family in Chapter 12?

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