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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Agbadi prefer Ona to his other wives and mistresses?
(a) Ona is a good mother.
(b) Ona is timid.
(c) Ona is strong willed.
(d) Ona is a good cook.

2. Why does a blind beggar curse Nnu Ego as she runs in the Oyingbo market in Chapter 1?
(a) He does not think a woman should be out alone.
(b) Nnu Ego tries to steal from the man.
(c) She yells at him to get out of her way.
(d) She bumps into him and he thinks she is trying to rob him.

3. What gift does Agbadi receive from Nnu Ego's husband's family when she is found to be a virgin?
(a) A new hut.
(b) A new wife.
(c) Six goats.
(d) Six kegs of palm wine.

4. How is Nwokocha Agbadi described at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Short, stout and poor.
(b) Quiet and weak.
(c) Funny, but not very intelligent.
(d) Tall, handsome and wealthy.

5. What agreement do Ona and Agbadi make regarding the child she is carrying?
(a) She will marry him so they can raise the child together.
(b) Ona says she will bring the child to visit as long as they never tell that Agbadi is the father.
(c) If it is a girl Agbadi can have her, if it is a boy, he will belong to her father.
(d) Agbadi agrees he will leave Ona and her child alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do local Ibuza women teach Nnu Ego to do in their weekly meetings?

2. What animal harms Agbadi while he is hunting?

3. Why does Nnu Ego run away from her home at the end of Chapter 4 after having her first child?

4. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego's husband might be the reason she is struggling to conceive?

5. What year is it at the start of Chapter 1, "The Mother"?

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