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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Connie?
(a) Opokuya's sister.
(b) Kubi's sister.
(c) Opokuya's mother.
(d) Kubi's aunt.

2. Where is Ogyaanowa staying until school starts?.
(a) At her aunt's house.
(b) With her best friend traveling in Europe.
(c) With her father.
(d) At her grandmother's house.

3. What was a major reason Oko was first attracted to Esi?
(a) Her looks.
(b) Her good job.
(c) Her air of independence.
(d) Her wit.

4. Who greets Esi at Hotel Twentieth Century?
(a) Ogyaanowa.
(b) Opokuya.
(c) Oko.
(d) Ali.

5. Who is Kubi?
(a) Opokuya's oldest son.
(b) A baby Opokuya has just delivered.
(c) Opokuya's husband.
(d) The doctor who supervises Opokuya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Opokuya think has to be a fool in a marriage?

2. About what do Opokuya and Kubi argue every morning?

3. What does Ali not want to do while courting Esi?

4. Who do the two women think the best husband is?

5. What happens two months after negotiations of the Kondeys and Al-Hassans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about Ali Kondey at the opening of this chapter.

2. What does Oko think as he watches Esi dress?

3. What do both families insist happen before Ali leave for England?

4. Why is it important that Esi find a sympathetic ear in Opokuya?

5. What happens that pushes Esi over the edge and makes her decide to leave Oko?

6. How does Ali feel about his father and how is he different from his father?

7. How does Oko feel about the end of his marriage a year or so later?

8. Who is Opokuya and what is her relationship to Esi?

9. Why is Esi hesitant to tell Opokuya what Esi is going through?

10. What is Ali's educational background?

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