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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nnu Ego against Nnaife's suggestion that he find work in the army?
(a) It is Ibuza tradition that a woman does not sleep with a soldier.
(b) She does not want him to be gone for a long time.
(c) She is against the war.
(d) She fears he will die.

2. Who tells Oshia his mother has just given birth at the start of Chapter 9?
(a) Ato.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Mama Abby.
(d) Iyawo.

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

4. What does Dr. Meers call Nnaife, which angers his wife, though Nnaife does not understand the meaning of the word?
(a) Lady.
(b) Baboon.
(c) Boy.
(d) Fool.

5. Why does Agbadi say Ona was able to sit by him while he was suffering and his wives were not?
(a) Because his wives were busy taking care of his many children.
(b) Because his wives were happier without him.
(c) Because his wives loved him too much to see him suffer.
(d) Because his wives were busy praying for his recovery.

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

7. What does Nnaife tell Nnu Ego he will do if she mentions her first husband in his presence again in Chapter 4?
(a) He will give her the worst beating of her life.
(b) He will send her back to Ibuza.
(c) He will never speak to her again.
(d) He will find a second wife.

8. Who takes Oshia on a trip to the island when he recovers from his illness in Chapter 9?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Ato.
(c) Mama Abby.
(d) Iyawo.

9. What does Agbadi tell Nnu Ego when she tells him her husband's wife had a son?
(a) He tells her she must be cursed.
(b) He tells her she can always come home.
(c) He tells her she must conceive soon.
(d) He tells her to be patient with herself.

10. What does Ona make Agbadi promise as she lay dying at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) She makes him promise to never let Nnu Ego leave Ibuza.
(b) She makes him promise to give Nnu Ego a good education.
(c) She makes him promise to find Nnu Ego a good husband.
(d) She makes him promise to allow Nnu Ego to marry the man of her choosing.

11. Who is the author of The Joys of Motherhood?
(a) Chinua Achebe.
(b) Chimamanda Adichie.
(c) Thiong'o Ngui.
(d) Buchi Emecheta.

12. Why is Oshia upset at the end of Chapter 8 after seeing his friend Folorunsho?
(a) Folorunsho kicks him out of his party.
(b) Folorunsho tells Oshia his father died.
(c) Folorunsho's parents get into a huge fight in front of the children.
(d) Folorunsho tells Oshia he is moving away.

13. Why does Nwakusor have a new appreciation for life at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) He was nearly hit by a bus.
(b) He just recovered from a severe illness.
(c) His wife gave birth to a son.
(d) He got a new job making good money.

14. What does Nwakusor do for work?
(a) He is a dockworker.
(b) He is a servant.
(c) He is a cook.
(d) He is a farmer.

15. Why do Nnu Ego and Oshia have to leave their hut while Nnaife is away on the Ferndano Po?
(a) The rent becomes too high.
(b) The hut is too small for their growing family.
(c) It burned down.
(d) British soldiers kick them out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal harms Agbadi while he is hunting?

2. What does Ato tell Nnu Ego might happen if she continues to look so sad after the loss of her son?

3. What does Nnu Ego's landlord do for her when Oshia is sick in Chapter 9?

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

5. Why does Agbadi send Nnu Ego's childhood friend Ato to Lagos after her son's death?

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