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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 7 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does ona mean?
(a) Gracious mother.
(b) Priceless jewel.
(c) Beautiful Woman.
(d) Annoying Pest.

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

3. How does the reader learn Nnu Ego is a recent mother in Chapter 1?
(a) She is carrying a newborn with her.
(b) Her breasts ache from producing milk.
(c) She is at her baby's christening.
(d) She is with a midwife and her newborn.

4. Why does a woman slap Nnu Ego by the bridge at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) She says Nnu Ego is disgracing the man who paid for her.
(b) She believes Nnu Ego is cursed.
(c) She believes Nnu Ego stole something from her.
(d) She says Nnu Ego is shaming all womankind.

5. What does Nnu Ego and Nnaife name their second son?
(a) Ato.
(b) Oshiagu.
(c) Adaku.
(d) Obani.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nwakusor have a new appreciation for life at the start of Chapter 5?

2. Who does Nnu Ego often think of as the ideal man after she marries Nnaife?

3. Why does Agbadi prefer Ona to his other wives and mistresses?

4. Who does Nnu Ego plan to ask why she has punished her in Chapter 1?

5. What does Nnaife do for Dr. and Mrs. Meers?

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