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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. How does the reader learn Nnu Ego is a recent mother in Chapter 1?
(a) She is at her baby's christening.
(b) Her breasts ache from producing milk.
(c) She is carrying a newborn with her.
(d) She is with a midwife and her newborn.

2. What does Ubani tell Nnaife he must do after Nnaife finds out his son has died?
(a) Find a better wife.
(b) Kill Nnu Ego.
(c) Find Nnu Ego and get her pregnant again.
(d) Send Nnu Ego back to Ibuza.

3. What does Mrs. Meers give to Nnu Ego after the birth of her son?
(a) Palm wine.
(b) Homemade stew.
(c) A handmade blanket.
(d) Old baby clothes.

4. Where does Ubani find work after the Meers have gone?
(a) The market.
(b) Another doctor's house.
(c) The railways.
(d) The army.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ato tell Nnu Ego might happen if she continues to look so sad after the loss of her son?

2. Who tells Nnaife about his dead son?

3. Why do Nnu Ego and Oshia have to leave their hut while Nnaife is away on the Ferndano Po?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn Nnu Ego is planning to do as she runs away in Chapter 1?

2. How does Amatokwu and his family treat Nnu Ego after she seems unable to conceive?

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

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

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

6. Who is Ona and what is her relationship with Agbadi?

7. Who finds Oshia outside with a fever in Chapter 9? What do they discover is the reason for his sickness?

8. What Ibo man finds Nnu Ego at the bridge in Chapter 5? What does he tell her about what she is attempting to do?

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

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

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