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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 do Nnu Ego and Oshia have to leave their hut while Nnaife is away on the Ferndano Po?
2. What does Nnu Ego believe about her chi?
3. Why does a blind beggar curse Nnu Ego as she runs in the Oyingbo market in Chapter 1?
4. Why does Ubani want to ensure nobody else finds out about Nnu Ego and Nnaife's dead child?
5. Who do the dibia Nnu Ego's sees fault with her inability to conceive?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Nnu Edo's chi and what does Nnu Edo believe her chi is doing to her?
2. Who does Nnu Ego marry after Amatokwu? Where does he live? How does she get there?
3. What does Mrs. Meers tell Nnaife she and Dr. Meers are doing at the start of Chapter 8 and why?
4. What Ibo man finds Nnu Ego at the bridge in Chapter 5? What does he tell her about what she is attempting to do?
5. Who is Agbadi? How is he described at the beginning of Chapter 2?
6. What does Nnu Ego begin doing when she cares for Amatokwu's son? What happens when Amatokwu finds her doing this?
7. What happens to Oshia at his friend Folorunsho's sarah? Why does Nnu Ego think this happened?
8. Describe the scene in Ubani's hut when he tells Nnaife his son is dead and Nnu Ego is missing.
9. 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?
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 language style and word choice in The Joys of Motherhood. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining education as a symbol in The Joys of Motherhood. Who can and cannot get educated? Why? How does the theme of education develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Emecheta's decision to tell the story using third person omniscient point-of-view from Nnu Ego's perspective. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?
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