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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. What does Nnu Ego's chi tell her in a dream in Chapter 7?
(a) She is not made for motherhood.
(b) She will never have another child.
(c) She will have all the dirty chubby babies she wants.
(d) It is her fault her child died.

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

3. What does Mrs. Meers tell Nnaife at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) She tells Nnaife she does not like his wife.
(b) She tells Nnaife he is fired.
(c) She and Dr. Meers are moving back to England.
(d) She and Dr. Meers are getting a divorce.

4. What agreement do Ona and Agbadi make regarding the child she is carrying?
(a) She will marry him so they can raise the child together.
(b) If it is a girl Agbadi can have her, if it is a boy, he will belong to her father.
(c) Ona says she will bring the child to visit as long as they never tell that Agbadi is the father.
(d) Agbadi agrees he will leave Ona and her child alone.

5. What do some believe is the cause of Agunwa's illness in Chapter 2 when Agbadi is still healing?
(a) Worrying over Agbadi's well being.
(b) Hearing Ona and Agbadi having sex.
(c) A difficult pregnancy.
(d) Malnutrition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Agbadi prefer attractive women who came from wealth?

2. What does Nnu Ego's first husband catch her doing while his second wife is giving birth to her second child?

3. What does Nnaife tell Nnu Ego he will do if she mentions her first husband in his presence again in Chapter 4?

4. Who do the dibia Nnu Ego's sees fault with her inability to conceive?

5. What does Nnu Ego's landlord do for her when Oshia is sick in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nnu Ego feel about Nnaife when she first meets him? In what ways is he different from many she knew in Ibuza?

3. After Oshiago is born, why does Nnu Ego feel she should no longer try to sell cigarettes?

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

5. Who does Nnu Ego marry after Amatokwu? Where does he live? How does she get there?

6. What does Nnu Ego decide to do with the four shillings she saved from rent while Oshia was sick? In what way has the marina changed after a year?

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

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

10. 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?

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