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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. Who tells Nnaife about his dead son?
2. Why does Agbadi prefer attractive women who came from wealth?
3. Why does Nnu Ego run away from her home at the end of Chapter 4 after having her first child?
4. Why does Nnaife hold off on looking for a job long after Dr. and Mrs. Meers no longer employ him?
5. What do Nnaife and Oshia find in the master's house, which Nnu Ego worries will distract Nnaife from finding a job?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who finds Oshia outside with a fever in Chapter 9? What do they discover is the reason for his sickness?
2. At which point in marriage did Agbadi often tire of his wives?
3. How does Nnu Ego feel about Nnaife when she first meets him? In what ways is he different from many she knew in Ibuza?
4. 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?
5. What Ibo man finds Nnu Ego at the bridge in Chapter 5? What does he tell her about what she is attempting to do?
6. Why does Nnaife not seek work after the Meers leave? How does Nnu Ego feel about this?
7. What does the reader learn Nnu Ego is planning to do as she runs away in Chapter 1?
8. How does Amatokwu and his family treat Nnu Ego after she seems unable to conceive?
9. Who is Nnu Edo's chi and what does Nnu Edo believe her chi is doing to her?
10. What does Nnu Ego begin doing when she cares for Amatokwu's son? What happens when Amatokwu finds her doing this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the elements of narrative structure in The Joys of Motherhood: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes of motherhood, womanhood, education and/ or poverty?
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 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.
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