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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. Who tells Nnaife about his dead son?
(a) Nnu Ego.
(b) Agbadi.
(c) Ubani.
(d) Cordelia.

2. Why does Ona not want Agbadi to know she loves him?
(a) She does not want her father to find out.
(b) She is not sure if she really loves him.
(c) She worries he will leave his wives for her and her reputation will be tarnished.
(d) She worries he will begin to neglect her.

3. Why does Agbadi say Ona was able to sit by him while he was suffering and his wives were not?
(a) Because his wives were busy taking care of his many children.
(b) Because his wives loved him too much to see him suffer.
(c) Because his wives were busy praying for his recovery.
(d) Because his wives were happier without him.

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

5. What does Nwakusor tell Nnu Ego when he finds her by the bridge in Chapter 5?
(a) She is tarnishing the Ibuza reputation.
(b) She is shaming her womanhood and motherhood.
(c) She is shaming her community.
(d) She is disgracing the man who paid for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nnu Ego do with her first husband while his second wife is giving birth in Chapter 3?

2. Why is Nnu Ego against Nnaife's suggestion that he find work in the army?

3. What animal harms Agbadi while he is hunting?

4. What do Nnaife and Oshia find in the master's house, which Nnu Ego worries will distract Nnaife from finding a job?

5. Who does Nnu Ego marry at the start of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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