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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. How old is Janet when Mr. Babalola meets her?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

2. Which river goddess do Pa and his friends toast for not allowing Lawyer Nweze to go astray?
(a) Niger.
(b) Katsina Ala.
(c) Oboshi.
(d) Benin.

3. How premature was Adah when she was born?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. Where does the first lawyer for Ibuza come from?
(a) France.
(b) United States.
(c) United Kingdom.
(d) Germany.

5. When Francis leaves for the United Kingdom, when is Adah's baby due?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Adah's father when his mother died?

2. In Chapter 5, what is the name of one of the girls at the library who is engaged to be married?

3. How much too big does Adah's mother always make her dresses?

4. In Chapter 1, what school does Boy go to?

5. What wakes Francis in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Adah either not eat lunch or take a bolied egg to eat at work in Chapter 5?

2. What happens to Adah's mother when Adah goes to school?

3. What does Adah do when she wants to go to school and no one will send her?

4. What is the first job Adah gets, and how does she feel about her job?

5. How are most children of Nigerians cared for when their parents work?

6. What does Adah come to think about her birthplace?

7. Where does Adah get a job, and why is her husband worried about her taking the job?

8. How does Adah persuade her mother-in-law to allow her to go to the United Kingdom?

9. What is Liverpool like when Adah sees it from her ship in Chapter 3?

10. Why does Adah not know for sure how old she is, and how does she estimate her age?

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