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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. How does Nnu Ego feel when she sees her dead child?
2. What does Nnaife say he is going to do the next day following his fight with Oshia?
3. What does Nnaife say when he has been home for three months and Nnu Ego suggests he finds work?
4. Who does Nnaife want Kehinde to marry though she refuses?
5. What are some things Nnu Ego's family no longer has after leaving Lagos?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Adaku realize her position in the house is after the meeting with Ubani and Nwakusor?
2. What does the first letter Nnaife sends home from the army say?
3. Why do Adaku and Nnu Ego stop cooking for Nnaife in Chapter 11? How does Nnaife react?
4. What do Ubani and Nwakusor decide regarding Nnu Ego's encounter with Adaku's cousin? What do they think of both Adaku and Nnu Ego's behavior? What is the punishment?
5. How long is Nnaife told he will be in the army? How is his family informed? How much money do the officers say they will send his family?
6. In what ways has life for Adaku changed while Nnu Ego was in Ibuza?
7. How does Nnaife react when Oshia tells him he has received a scholarship to study in the United States?
8. Who tells Nnu Ego and Adaku that Nnaife has been forced into the army? How do they react? What does Ubani say about the British?
9. What happens when Nnu Ego gives birth for the seventh time?
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
Write an essay examining the ending of The Joys of Motherhood. How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance Nnu Ego's family's economic status has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if his family were wealthy? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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