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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 bad news does Ubani and Nwakusor break to Nnaife in Chapter 10?
(a) His mother has died.
(b) His oldest brother has died.
(c) His youngest sister has died.
(d) His father has died.

2. What are the contents of the package Nnu Ego picks up at the barracks in Chapter 15?
(a) Nnaife's uniform.
(b) Nnaife's remains.
(c) A letter informing Nnu Ego that Nnaife is missing.
(d) Letters and money from Nnaife.

3. Why does Nnu Ego appreciate having Okpa in her family?
(a) Okpa keeps Nnaife from bothering her.
(b) Okpa brings in a lot of money from the market.
(c) Okpa does all the cooking and cleaning.
(d) She knows she will take care of her children if she and Nnaife die.

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

5. What does Nnaife say when he has been home for three months and Nnu Ego suggests he finds work?
(a) He tells her he is a rich man now and does not need to work.
(b) He tells her he found a job and will be leaving again soon.
(c) He tells her she is making enough money to support them.
(d) He tells her he worked for 11 months and deserves a break.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ubani tell Adaku and Nnu Ego when they wonder if they can save Nnaife from being sent to war?

2. Why is Adaku upset at the end of Chapter 11 when she sees the lavish meal Nnu Ego has prepared while Nnaife is at work?

3. What does Mama Abby help Nnu Ego do with the money Nnaife sends her?

4. What does Oshia tell his mother on a visit from school when she is pregnant for the 7th time?

5. How much money had Nnaife tried to send to Nnu Ego while she was away though it did not get to her until after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Nnaife move his family to when Lagos becomes too expensive? In what ways is this place different than their life in Lagos?

2. What condition is Nnu Ego's father in when she arrives at Ibuza?

3. 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?

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

5. Why do Adaku and Nnu Ego stop cooking for Nnaife in Chapter 11? How does Nnaife react?

6. What do Ubani and Nwakusor decide regarding Nnu Ego's encounter with Adaku's cousin? What do they think of both Adaku and Nnu Ego's behavior? What is the punishment?

7. Who are the Korofos and what do they do at the railway where Nnaife works the morning he does not return home?

8. What does Nnaife do with his time when he returns home from Fernando Po? How does Nnu Ego feel about this?

9. How does Nnu Ego feel after giving birth to twin girls in 1941? How does Adaku try to reassure her?

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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