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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 Nnu Ego do with her first husband while his second wife is giving birth in Chapter 3?
2. Why does Nnu Ego's son still not have a name when he is six weeks old?
3. What does Iyawo suggest is the reason Oshia becomes so ill in Chapter 9?
4. How does Ona react where she learns Agbadi has been badly wounded while hunting?
5. What agreement do Ona and Agbadi make regarding the child she is carrying?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Nnaife find work on the Fernando Po? Why do Nnu Ego and Oshia have to leave after he goes?
2. Who is Ona and what is her relationship with Agbadi?
3. Who does Agbadi finally agree to let marry Nnu Ego? How old is she? What gift does her husband's family bring to Agbadi after their wedding and why?
4. Who finds Oshia outside with a fever in Chapter 9? What do they discover is the reason for his sickness?
5. Who does Nnu Ego marry after Amatokwu? Where does he live? How does she get there?
6. What does Nnu Ego yell out to Nwakusor and the woman who slapped her when she was trying to commit suicide by the bridge?
7. What Ibo man finds Nnu Ego at the bridge in Chapter 5? What does he tell her about what she is attempting to do?
8. How does Nnu Ego feel about Nnaife when she first meets him? In what ways is he different from many she knew in Ibuza?
9. What happens to Oshia at his friend Folorunsho's sarah? Why does Nnu Ego think this happened?
10. What arrangement does Ona work out with Agbadi when she is pregnant? What happens after she gives birth? Who is her child and how does Agbadi feel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine how the theme of motherhood plays a part in the plot of the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Nnu Ego and Adaku's character in The Joys of Motherhood. What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.
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