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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 does Oshia do in Chapter 11 to help after his family argues about money?
(a) He asks the neighbors if he can borrow some money.
(b) He tears up their money to make more of it.
(c) He quits school so they do not have to pay for his education.
(d) He tries to sell some of his things so he can help.

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

3. What does the Yoruba family tell Nnaife when they learn of his anger about Kehinde wanting to marry the butchers' son?
(a) They explain that women in Lagos can marry who they want.
(b) They explain that they do not want their son to marry an Ibo woman anyway.
(c) They tell Nnaife what a great guy the butcher's son is.
(d) They offer a very generous bride price.

4. What does Nnu Ego learn from Adaku when she returns to Lagos which upsets her?
(a) Nnaife wrote saying he was not coming back.
(b) Adaku left and the house is in shambles.
(c) Adaku spent all of their money.
(d) Nnaife visited three weeks before she arrived.

5. What is Nnu Egos initial concern after Ubani and Nwakusor share their bad news with Nnaife?
(a) She does not know how they will support the wives Nnaife will inherit.
(b) She does not know how they will pay for a funeral.
(c) She does not know how Oshia will take the news.
(d) She does not know how they will pay for a trip to Ibuza.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nnaife want Kehinde to marry though she refuses?

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

3. What happens to Adaku that makes her severely depressed in Chapter 11?

4. When Nnaife begins earning money in Chapter 19 what does he feel he can afford to do?

5. What does Adaku suggest she and Nnu Ego do to retaliate against Nnaife for not giving them enough housekeeping money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Ubani and Oshia discuss regarding the changes in Nigeria when they come to celebrate Oshia's education accomplishments?

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

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

5. How does Nnaife react when Oshia tells him he has received a scholarship to study in the United States?

6. What are the contents of the package Nnu Ego receives at the barracks in Chapter 15?

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

8. Who tells Nnu Ego and Adaku that Nnaife has been forced into the army? How do they react? What does Ubani say about the British?

9. Which of Nnaife's brother's wives moves to Lagos? What is she like when she first arrives?

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

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