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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. In Chapter 17, which character finds it amazing that some day Ibuza may have a Black District Officer?
(a) Oshia.
(b) Nnaife.
(c) Adaku.
(d) Nnu Ego.

2. Who does Taiwo realize is missing after she and Okpo and the other children eat dinner following a fight between Nnaife and Nnu Ego?
(a) Nnu Ego.
(b) Nnaife.
(c) Adim.
(d) Kehinde.

3. Where does Nnaife move his family when prices in Lagos become too high?
(a) Yaba.
(b) Kano.
(c) Ibuza.
(d) Onike.

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

5. What does Adaku do with the money Nnaife sends before he heads to India?
(a) She buys fancy new clothing.
(b) She sends her daughter to school.
(c) She buys a new hut.
(d) She opens a stall in Zabo market.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nnaife and his co-workers see surrounding them while working at the start of Chapter 12, the day Nnaife goes missing?

2. Where does Ubani help Nnaife find work in Chapter 10 and what work does he get?

3. Why does Nnu Ego appreciate having Okpa in her family?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Describe the scene when Adaku's cousin visits while she is still at the market.

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

4. What does Adaku realize her position in the house is after the meeting with Ubani and Nwakusor?

5. In what ways has life for Adaku changed while Nnu Ego was in Ibuza?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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