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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Nnu Ego against Nnaife's suggestion that he find work in the army?
2. Who does Nnu Ego marry at the start of Chapter 3?
3. What does Nnu Ego believe about her chi?
4. What does Nwakusor find Nnu Ego trying to do when he is heading home from work in Chapter 5?
5. Why does Nnu Ego run away from her home at the end of Chapter 4 after having her first child?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nnu Ego begin doing when she cares for Amatokwu's son? What happens when Amatokwu finds her doing this?
2. What Ibo man finds Nnu Ego at the bridge in Chapter 5? What does he tell her about what she is attempting to do?
3. Who does Nnu Ego marry after Amatokwu? Where does he live? How does she get there?
4. Who is Ato? Why does she visit Nnu Ego? Who has sent her?
5. 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?
6. How does Nnu Ego feel about Nnaife when she first meets him? In what ways is he different from many she knew in Ibuza?
7. Who is the first person to notice Nnu Ego is missing in Chapter 6? What else does she discover and what does she do about it?
8. After Oshiago is born, why does Nnu Ego feel she should no longer try to sell cigarettes?
9. Who is Agbadi? How is he described at the beginning of Chapter 2?
10. What happens to Oshia at his friend Folorunsho's sarah? Why does Nnu Ego think this happened?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does she introduce and take them away from the story? What impact does this have on the story?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance Nnu Ego's family's economic status has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if his family were wealthy? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 3
Write a brief essay analyzing the title The Joys of Motherhood. Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
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