This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. Nnaife and Nnu Ego Second Child but the first to live is

Analyze the question: The question is about Nnu Ego's children in The Joys of Motherhood. It seems to be asking about her first child to survive (the wording is garbled, but "second child but the first to live" points to this).

Recall the story:

• Nnu Ego's first child, a baby boy with Amatokwu, died in Ibuza.
• In Lagos, she marries Nnaife Owulum. Her first baby with Nnaife is Ngozi, a baby girl, who dies in infancy. Nnu Ego is devastated and tries to commit suicide.
• Her next child is Oshia, a boy. He survives and becomes her first living child. He later goes to the USA to study.
• After Oshia come the twins, Adimabua (Adim) and Malachi, then Kehinde and Taiwo (the twin girls), and later Adaku's children are separate (Adaku is Nnaife's second wife).

Counting: Ngozi was Nnu Ego's first child with Nnaife and died. Oshia was the second child with Nnaife and the first to live. This fits "second child but the first to live."

Check the other options:

• Adim is one of the twins, born after Oshia.
• Adaku is Nnaife's second wife, not a child of Nnu Ego.
• Ngozi was the first child and she died.

Answer: C. Oshia

Tip: For The Joys of Motherhood, remember the order of Nnu Ego's children with Nnaife: Ngozi (died) → Oshia → Adim and Malachi (the boy twins) → Taiwo and Kehinde (the girl twins). Remember "Ngozi died, Oshia survived" and you can answer most questions about her children.