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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nnu Ego ask the officers if she can do before they take Nnaife away in the van?
(a) Tell Nnaife she loves him.
(b) Hug him before he leaves.
(c) Tie his nightcloth so nobody sees him naked.
(d) Take Nnaife's money.

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

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

4. 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) Oshia begins to play it which upsets Nnaife.
(d) Nnu Ego and Adaku tell him he is a poor guitar player.

5. What does Nnu Ego believe will happen once Oshia completes school?
(a) He will move them all to America.
(b) Nnaife can stop working.
(c) He will help pay for Adim's education.
(d) He will buy them a bigger home.

6. While celebrating Oshia's accomplishment in Chapter 17, who says that soon Nigerians will rule themselves?
(a) Nnaife.
(b) Nwakusor.
(c) Ubani.
(d) Nnu Ego.

7. 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?
(a) Because she is sick and needs him at home.
(b) Because he will have to find a job to support them.
(c) Because she does not think she can afford any more tuition.
(d) Because she fears he will be recruited for the army soon.

8. 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 Oshia will take the news.
(c) She does not know how they will support the wives Nnaife will inherit.
(d) She does not know how they will pay for a trip to Ibuza.

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

10. In Chapter 17, which character finds it amazing that some day Ibuza may have a Black District Officer?
(a) Oshia.
(b) Nnaife.
(c) Adaku.
(d) Nnu Ego.

11. What does Nnaife say he is going to do the next day following his fight with Oshia?
(a) Stop Oshia from flying to the United States.
(b) Quit work and return to Ibuza.
(c) Stop paying Adim's tuition so he does not end up like Oshia.
(d) Find a new wife who will bring him a good son.

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

13. Whose son does Kehinde tell her father she wants to marry?
(a) Ubani's son.
(b) A soldier's son.
(c) The butcher's son.
(d) Nwakusor's son.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Oshia says catapulted Nigerian politicians to demand rights for Nigerians?

2. In what ways does Adankwu say Nnu Ego is offending her father by staying in Ibuza?

3. Where does Ubani help Nnaife find work in Chapter 10 and what work does he get?

4. How does Nnu Ego react to seeing Adaku's wealthy cousin at her home?

5. What does Nnaife begin to do more and more after Oshia has gone to the U.S.?

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