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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 Oshia upset at the end of Chapter 8 after seeing his friend Folorunsho?
2. What does Ato tell Nnu Ego might happen if she continues to look so sad after the loss of her son?
3. What does Iyawo suggest is the reason Oshia becomes so ill in Chapter 9?
4. What does Nnu Ego's landlord do for her when Oshia is sick in Chapter 9?
5. Which women sit in front of Nnu Ego's hut laughing when she returns from the marina with her baby?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Oshia at his friend Folorunsho's sarah? Why does Nnu Ego think this happened?
2. Who does Nnu Ego marry after Amatokwu? Where does he live? How does she get there?
3. Who is Ato? Why does she visit Nnu Ego? Who has sent her?
4. How does Nnu Ego feel after she gives birth to her first son? What does she discover happened to her son at the end of Chapter 2?
5. Describe the scene in Ubani's hut when he tells Nnaife his son is dead and Nnu Ego is missing.
6. 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?
7. What does Nnu Ego begin doing when she cares for Amatokwu's son? What happens when Amatokwu finds her doing this?
8. What Ibo man finds Nnu Ego at the bridge in Chapter 5? What does he tell her about what she is attempting to do?
9. What does the reader learn Nnu Ego is planning to do as she runs away in Chapter 1?
10. How does Ona react when Agbadi is injured? What does she do to help him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Emecheta's commentary on womanhood in The Joys of Motherhood. How is womanhood important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of The Joys of Motherhood. In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the author of The Joys of Motherhood. Who is she? What else has she written? How is The Joys of Motherhood similar or different from her other works?
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