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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nnu Ego's son still not have a name when he is six weeks old?
(a) She cannot think of a name she likes.
(b) She is waiting for Nnaife to return to name him.
(c) She is waiting for a letter from her father with the baby's name.
(d) She is waiting for a sign from her chi.

2. What does Nwakusor's wife Ato do to earn money?
(a) She sells fish at the market.
(b) She mends clothing.
(c) She sells firewood.
(d) She sells cigarettes.

3. Who does Nnu Ego agree to marry at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Idayi Obani.
(b) Nnaife Owulum.
(c) Ngozi Owulum.
(d) Amatokwu Nwakusor.

4. What does Agbadi send to Nnu Ego to protect her during her second pregnancy?
(a) Tea.
(b) Charms.
(c) Her sister.
(d) An image of her chi.

5. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego's husband might be the reason she is struggling to conceive?
(a) Her mother has cursed her. A
(b) She is too anxious.
(c) Her chi has cursed her.
(d) She is not eating well enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Oshia on a trip to the island when he recovers from his illness in Chapter 9?

2. Where does Nnaife follow a group of men to when he searches for work after arguing with Nnu Ego?

3. What does Ona make Agbadi promise as she lay dying at the end of Chapter 2?

4. What is the only thing Nnu Ego is able to afford to feed Oshia after her second child is born?

5. What does Nnu Ego's chi tell her in a dream in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in Ubani's hut when he tells Nnaife his son is dead and Nnu Ego is missing.

2. Who is Agbadi? How is he described at the beginning of Chapter 2?

3. What does Nnu Ego yell out to Nwakusor and the woman who slapped her when she was trying to commit suicide by the bridge?

4. What does Nnu Ego begin doing when she cares for Amatokwu's son? What happens when Amatokwu finds her doing this?

5. At which point in marriage did Agbadi often tire of his wives?

6. What does Mrs. Meers tell Nnaife she and Dr. Meers are doing at the start of Chapter 8 and why?

7. How does Nnu Ego feel after she gives birth to her first son? What does she discover happened to her son at the end of Chapter 2?

8. What arrangement does Ona work out with Agbadi when she is pregnant? What happens after she gives birth? Who is her child and how does Agbadi feel?

9. What happens to Oshia at his friend Folorunsho's sarah? Why does Nnu Ego think this happened?

10. How does Ona react when Agbadi is injured? What does she do to help him?

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