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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 Nnaife tell Nnu Ego he will do if she mentions her first husband in his presence again in Chapter 4?
2. Who does Nnu Ego plan to ask why she has punished her in Chapter 1?
3. Who does Nnu Ego buy cigarettes from at cheap prices in order to resell at the market?
4. Which women sit in front of Nnu Ego's hut laughing when she returns from the marina with her baby?
5. What does Nnu Ego believe about her chi?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. At which point in marriage did Agbadi often tire of his wives?
3. Why does Nnaife not seek work after the Meers leave? How does Nnu Ego feel about this?
4. What details at the start of Chapter 1 indicator that Nnu Ego is a recent mother away from her baby?
5. How does Amatokwu and his family treat Nnu Ego after she seems unable to conceive?
6. Who is Agbadi? How is he described at the beginning of Chapter 2?
7. What does Nnu Ego yell out to Nwakusor and the woman who slapped her when she was trying to commit suicide by the bridge?
8. What does Nnu Ego begin doing when she cares for Amatokwu's son? What happens when Amatokwu finds her doing this?
9. Who is Ona and what is her relationship with Agbadi?
10. What does Mrs. Meers tell Nnaife she and Dr. Meers are doing at the start of Chapter 8 and why?
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
Write an essay describing the imagery used in The Joys of Motherhood. In what ways does the imagery connect to the plot and themes of the story? Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
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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