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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the children of the village prepared for the Feast of the New Yam?
(a) Their entire bodies are painted with cam wood and no clothing is worn to the festival.
(b) Their heads are shaved in beautiful patterns.
(c) Their bodies are rubbed with palm oil, and their hair is decorated with kola nut shells.
(d) They are washed in the riverbed three times the day before the festival, and then dressed in simple robes.

2. Why can Ezeudu, the oldest man in his village, only be buried at night?
(a) He is a noble warrior with three titles to his name. A man who took titles can only be buried after dark.
(b) It is believed being buried at night will bring the dead man closer to his ancestors.
(c) The oldest man of the village is always buried after dark.
(d) The spirits announce that he has to be buried at night.

3. Who are the two groups of people who stand facing the elders at the ceremonial trial?
(a) One group is Mgbafo and her three brothers. The other group is her husband, Uzowulu, and his relatives.
(b) One group is wrestlers from the nine villages, and the other group is judges.
(c) One group is the twelve-year-old boys from the village. The other group is their fathers.
(d) One group is the three oldest men from the village. The other group is their sons.

4. What is the emergency that the great orator announces at the meeting in the marketplace?
(a) The yam harvest of one of the village celebrities is stolen from his barn.
(b) The wife of Ogbuefi Udo is murdered in Mbaino when she goes to market.
(c) The warriors of Mbaino raid one of the villages of Umuofia.
(d) The powerful medicine woman of Umuofia dies during the night.

5. What is the tragedy that takes place during the final burial rites for Ezeudu while the cannon is shot and guns fired?
(a) Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son is killed when Okonkwo's gun explodes.
(b) Ezeudu's wife stabs herself.
(c) Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son is shot in the arm.
(d) Another elder of the clan dies in all the excitement.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ekwefi make the medicine she hopes would cure Ezinma?

2. What does Okonkwo bring back from the bush while Ezinma lays sick in Ekwefi's hut?

3. What ultimatum is dispatched to Mbaino as a consequence of the murder of the woman from Umuofia?

4. The first day of the new year is celebrated with feasting and fellowship. What takes place on the second day of the new year?

5. What are the traditional events when night falls and it is time to end Obierika's daughter's uri?

(see the answer key)

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