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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 is Oshia upset at the end of Chapter 8 after seeing his friend Folorunsho?
(a) Folorunsho kicks him out of his party.
(b) Folorunsho's parents get into a huge fight in front of the children.
(c) Folorunsho tells Oshia he is moving away.
(d) Folorunsho tells Oshia his father died.

2. 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) Her chi has cursed her.
(c) She is not eating well enough.
(d) She is too anxious.

3. How is Nwokocha Agbadi described at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Funny, but not very intelligent.
(b) Tall, handsome and wealthy.
(c) Quiet and weak.
(d) Short, stout and poor.

4. What does Nwakusor do for work?
(a) He is a servant.
(b) He is a cook.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is a dockworker.

5. What does ona mean?
(a) Priceless jewel.
(b) Annoying Pest.
(c) Gracious mother.
(d) Beautiful Woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it at the start of Chapter 1, "The Mother"?

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

3. How does Ona react where she learns Agbadi has been badly wounded while hunting?

4. What does Nwakusor's wife Ato do to earn money?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Nnu Edo's chi and what does Nnu Edo believe her chi is doing to her?

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

3. 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?

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

5. Who is Ato? Why does she visit Nnu Ego? Who has sent her?

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

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

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

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

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

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