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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 long is Nnaife told he will be away from his family in Chapter 12?
(a) Six months.
(b) No more than one year.
(c) 3 - 5 years.
(d) About three months.

2. How does Adim manage to stop his father from hurting anyone else at the butcher's house?
(a) He whacks him and forces the cutlass to fall.
(b) He wrestles his fun from him.
(c) He puts his hand on his shoulder and tells him to stay calm.
(d) He tells him he will get arrested.

3. What does Ubani tell Adaku and Nnu Ego when they wonder if they can save Nnaife from being sent to war?
(a) He tells them the British own them.
(b) He tells them they must help him run away.
(c) He tells the he is working on it.
(d) He tells the Nnaife wants to fight for England.

4. What are some things Nnu Ego's family no longer has after leaving Lagos?
(a) Friends and neighbors.
(b) Access to education or fresh vegetables.
(c) Running water and electricity.
(d) Easy access to a medicine man or fresh water.

5. What does Nnaife do as a result of his resentment at Adaku's success without him?
(a) He has her arrested.
(b) He says terrible things about her to the Ibuza community.
(c) He marries Adankwu.
(d) He forces her to return.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Adaku reassure Nnu Ego after she gave birth to twin girls and worries Nnaife will be upset?

2. What does Nnaife say to Oshia as they argue about the fact that Oshia does not help the family financially?

3. What does Adaku say about her daughters when she comes to say farewell to Oshia, which impresses Mama Abby?

4. Which of Nnu Ego's children inform her that she has received a letter in Chapter 15?

5. How does Nnu Ego feel when she sees her dead child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nnu Ego name the son she gives birth to in Ibuza and why?

2. What do Adaku and Nnu Ego do when Nnaife does not return home at the end of Chapter 11?

3. What does Nnu Ego think will happen when Oshia completes school? Why does Adim think this may not be the case?

4. What news does Ubani and Nwakusor come to break to Nnaife in Chapter 10? How will this effect Nnaife and Nnu Ego?

5. Why does Nnaife go to Ibuza to marry Adankwo when he returns to the army? What happens when he is there? Who does he return to Lagos with and why?

6. What does Mama Abby help Nnu Ego do with the money Nnaife has sent home from the army? What does Adaku do with her money?

7. What does Adaku decide she is going to do after the meeting with Ubani and Nwakusor?

8. Describe the conversation between Kehinde and Nnaife about marriage.

9. What does the first letter Nnaife sends home from the army say?

10. How long is Nnu Ego in Ibuza after her father's death when Adankwo tells her she should go back to Lagos? Why does Adankwo think Nnu Ego should leave?

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