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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uchendu tell Okonkw his duty was?
(a) To go back to his clan and beg to be forgiven.
(b) Never return to his homeland, but build his future in Mbanta.
(c) Comfort his wives and children and take them back to his fatherland after seven years.
(d) Forget about his past, and denounce his homeland.

2. What question does Njide, the eldest sister of Uchendu, ask of her brother's bride during the isa-ife?
(a) How many men have you lain with since my brother first expressed the desire to marry you?
(b) How do you plan to keep a tranquil household for my brother?
(c) Do you plan on being faithful and obedient to my brother?
(d) How many children do you plan to bear in my brother's name?

3. Where does Okonkwo bring his family after being banished from his village?
(a) To his mother's kinsmen in Mbanta
(b) To an enemy village asking to be accepted
(c) To wander the forests and live off the land
(d) To live in a cave in the hills

4. When Okonkwo was a boy, his father, Unoka, consults Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills, about why his crops always fail.. What reply did the Oracle give?
(a) That he angers his ancestors and they plague his land.
(b) That Unoka has offended the gods and that is why his crop fail.
(c) That Unoka sows his yams on exhausted land rather than making the effort to clear new land.
(d) That he should stay home and offer sacrifices to the gods.

5. Where does the powerful Oracle of the Hills, Agbala, live?
(a) In the treetops with all the climbing creatures of Umuofia.
(b) Through a round hole in the side of the hill leading to a dimly lit cave.
(c) In a large, handsomely endowed compound in the hills filled with the gifts from those asking for a consultation.
(d) Deep underground with the creatures of the soil, beneath the hills and all things that live above the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ekwefi awakes Okonkwo early in the morning pounding on his door. What is she anxious to tell him?

2. What is the shameful death Unoka endures?

3. What does Uchendu, the younger brother of Okonkwo's mother, give to Okonkwo after he comes looking for refuge?

4. Why is the big, ancient silk-cotton tree in the playground considered sacred?

5. Under what circumstances will the people of Umuofia consult Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves?

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