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

2. Why do the elders fear for the young people of the village?
(a) They follow the old ways instead of the new religion.
(b) They do not understand the bond of kinship.
(c) They are poor farmers.
(d) They are unwilling to hunt.

3. What descends on the land of Okonkwo, darkens the sky, settles on the rooftops, and breaks mighty tree branches under them?
(a) The arrows of neighboring enemies
(b) A flock of vultures
(c) The spirits of the clans ancestors
(d) A swarm of locusts

4. What does the ekwe, a hollowed out wooden instrument and the blast of the cannon signify to the nine villages of Umuofia?
(a) The death of a man
(b) The beginning of a festival
(c) The beginning of war
(d) The birth of a child

5. What hopes does Okonkwo have for his son, Nwoye's , future?
(a) He wants Nwoye to be a great warrior with many heroic victories to his name.
(b) He hopes Nwoye would be a fair, just, and wise father and husband, showing kindness and love to his family.
(c) He wants Nwoye to be prosperous, that he will have enough to feed the ancestors with regular sacrifices, and he will be able to rule his women and children.
(d) He wants Nwoye to be a talented musician, performing at all the festivals in the nine villages.