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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are the contents of the package Nnu Ego picks up at the barracks in Chapter 15?
2. Where does Ubani help Nnaife find work in Chapter 10 and what work does he get?
3. How long is Nnu Ego in Ibuza when Adankwo tells Nnu Ego she should return to Lagos?
4. What is Nnu Egos initial concern after Ubani and Nwakusor share their bad news with Nnaife?
5. How does Nnu Ego feel when she sees her dead child?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mama Abby help Nnu Ego do with the money Nnaife has sent home from the army? What does Adaku do with her money?
2. How long is Nnu Ego in Ibuza after her father's death when Adankwo tells her she should go back to Lagos? Why does Adankwo think Nnu Ego should leave?
3. What happens when Nnu Ego gives birth for the seventh time?
4. What does the first letter Nnaife sends home from the army say?
5. How does Nnu Ego feel after giving birth to twin girls in 1941? How does Adaku try to reassure her?
6. Why does Nnaife go to Ibuza to marry Adankwo when he returns to the army? What happens when he is there? Who does he return to Lagos with and why?
7. What does Nnu Ego think will happen when Oshia completes school? Why does Adim think this may not be the case?
8. What happens when Nnaife arrives at the Yoruba family home with a cutlass?
9. What do Adaku and Nnu Ego do when Nnaife does not return home at the end of Chapter 11?
10. What does Adaku decide she is going to do after the meeting with Ubani and Nwakusor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an analysis of the ways in which the author uses character and dialogue to drive the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
Examine how the theme of motherhood plays a part in the plot of the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Emecheta's language style and word choice in The Joys of Motherhood. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
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