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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Nnu Ego's children inform her that she has received a letter in Chapter 15?
(a) Adim.
(b) Oshia.
(c) Taiwo.
(d) Kehinde.

2. What do Nnu Ego and Nnaife plan as soon as Nnaife returned from the Fernando Po?
(a) Conceiving another child.
(b) Their baby's naming ceremony.
(c) A trip to Ibuza.
(d) Buying a new house.

3. What is Nnu Egos initial concern after Ubani and Nwakusor share their bad news with Nnaife?
(a) She does not know how they will support the wives Nnaife will inherit.
(b) She does not know how they will pay for a trip to Ibuza.
(c) She does not know how they will pay for a funeral.
(d) She does not know how Oshia will take the news.

4. What does Nnu Ego's chi tell her in a dream in Chapter 7?
(a) It is her fault her child died.
(b) She will never have another child.
(c) She is not made for motherhood.
(d) She will have all the dirty chubby babies she wants.

5. How do locals feel about Adaku's decision to leave Nnaife and become a prostitute?
(a) Many women admire her and follow suit.
(b) They condemn her.
(c) Women are jealous because their husbands prefer her.
(d) They think she had no choice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nnu Ego learn to do after moving from Lagos in Chapter 16?

3. What does Cordelia bring to Nnaife after he finds out about his dead son?

4. What happens to Adaku that makes her severely depressed in Chapter 11?

5. What does Nnu Ego believe her father would tell her if she complained of Nnaife's second wife?

(see the answer key)

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