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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. What does ona mean?
2. Who does Nnu Ego plan to ask why she has punished her in Chapter 1?
3. Why does Ona not want Agbadi to know she loves him?
4. Who does Nnu Ego agree to marry at the end of Chapter 3?
5. What does Nnu Ego and Nnaife name their second son?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Ona and what is her relationship with Agbadi?
2. What does Nnu Ego begin doing when she cares for Amatokwu's son? What happens when Amatokwu finds her doing this?
3. What happens to Oshia at his friend Folorunsho's sarah? Why does Nnu Ego think this happened?
4. At which point in marriage did Agbadi often tire of his wives?
5. Who does Nnu Ego marry after Amatokwu? Where does he live? How does she get there?
6. Who is Agbadi? How is he described at the beginning of Chapter 2?
7. What does Mrs. Meers tell Nnaife she and Dr. Meers are doing at the start of Chapter 8 and why?
8. How does Amatokwu and his family treat Nnu Ego after she seems unable to conceive?
9. Who is Ato? Why does she visit Nnu Ego? Who has sent her?
10. What does Nnu Ego yell out to Nwakusor and the woman who slapped her when she was trying to commit suicide by the bridge?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an analysis of the ways in which the author uses character and dialogue to drive the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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