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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 do Nnu Ego and Adaku run to when Nnaife does not return home from work in Chapter 11?
2. What is one of the first things that happens to Nnaife the day he is taken and brought to an open field at the start of Chapter 12?
3. Why does Nnaife smash his guitar in Chapter 11?
4. What are some signs of war that Oshia sees in his school?
5. How much money had Nnaife tried to send to Nnu Ego while she was away though it did not get to her until after the war?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conversation between Kehinde and Nnaife about marriage.
2. Why does Nnaife go to Ibuza to marry Adankwo when he returns to the army? What happens when he is there? Who does he return to Lagos with and why?
3. What are the contents of the package Nnu Ego receives at the barracks in Chapter 15?
4. What news does Ubani and Nwakusor come to break to Nnaife in Chapter 10? How will this effect Nnaife and Nnu Ego?
5. What do Adaku and Nnu Ego do when Nnaife does not return home at the end of Chapter 11?
6. What does the first letter Nnaife sends home from the army say?
7. Where does Nnaife move his family to when Lagos becomes too expensive? In what ways is this place different than their life in Lagos?
8. What happens when Nnu Ego gives birth for the seventh time?
9. 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?
10. What does Nnu Ego name the son she gives birth to in Ibuza 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 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?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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