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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 are the contents of the package Nnu Ego picks up at the barracks in Chapter 15?
2. What is Nnu Egos initial concern after Ubani and Nwakusor share their bad news with Nnaife?
3. How do locals feel about Adaku's decision to leave Nnaife and become a prostitute?
4. What does the Ibuza community believe Nnu Ego should do while Nnaife is away in Chapter 12?
5. Where does Nnaife move his family when prices in Lagos become too high?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conversation between Kehinde and Nnaife about marriage.
2. What do Ubani and Oshia discuss regarding the changes in Nigeria when they come to celebrate Oshia's education accomplishments?
3. Why do Adaku and Nnu Ego stop cooking for Nnaife in Chapter 11? How does Nnaife react?
4. What news does Ubani and Nwakusor come to break to Nnaife in Chapter 10? How will this effect Nnaife and Nnu Ego?
5. Describe the scene when Adaku's cousin visits while she is still at the market.
6. What does Adaku realize her position in the house is after the meeting with Ubani and Nwakusor?
7. What do Adaku and Nnu Ego do when Nnaife does not return home at the end of Chapter 11?
8. What does Nnu Ego name the son she gives birth to in Ibuza and why?
9. What does Nnaife do with his time when he returns home from Fernando Po? How does Nnu Ego feel about this?
10. What are the contents of the package Nnu Ego receives at the barracks in Chapter 15?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the theme of tradition versus modernization in The Joys of Motherhood. How is Ibuza tradition challenged in the story? How does this impact the characters and themes of womanhood and motherhood?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Examine how the theme of motherhood plays a part in the plot of the novel.
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