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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 long is Nnaife told he will be away from his family in Chapter 12?

2. What does Oshia do in Chapter 11 to help after his family argues about money?

3. What are the contents of the package Nnu Ego picks up at the barracks in Chapter 15?

4. Where does Ubani help Nnaife find work in Chapter 10 and what work does he get?

5. What does the Yoruba family tell Nnaife when they learn of his anger about Kehinde wanting to marry the butchers' son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Nnaife move his family to when Lagos becomes too expensive? In what ways is this place different than their life in Lagos?

2. Who are the Korofos and what do they do at the railway where Nnaife works the morning he does not return home?

3. What does the first letter Nnaife sends home from the army say?

4. 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?

5. Which of Nnaife's brother's wives moves to Lagos? What is she like when she first arrives?

6. Why do Adaku and Nnu Ego stop cooking for Nnaife in Chapter 11? How does Nnaife react?

7. Describe the conversation between Kehinde and Nnaife about marriage.

8. What does Nnu Ego think will happen when Oshia completes school? Why does Adim think this may not be the case?

9. What condition is Nnu Ego's father in when she arrives at Ibuza?

10. How long is Nnu Ego in Ibuza after her father's death when Adankwo tells her she should go back to Lagos? Why does Adankwo think Nnu Ego should leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of The Joys of Motherhood. What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.

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

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

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