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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Every man learns the language of the ekwe. How does the wooden instrument let the people know exactly who has died?
(a) It spells out the letters in the name.
(b) First it announces the name of the clan, then it names the village, and finally it names the man.
(c) It announces the name of the man over and over again.
(d) It only announces the name of the village.
2. What does Okonkwo send to Obierika as he enters his final year of exile?
(a) bag of cowries to repay Obierika for the money he gave him through the years
(b) Money to build a obi for Okonkwo for when he and his family return
(c) Four hundred yam seeds to sow in Okonkwo's old field, so he and his family will have food when they returned from exile
(d) Money to build two huts on Okonkwo's old compound where he and his family will live until he builds more
3. What does Okonkwo serve at the feast for all the umunna, the descendants of Okolo?
(a) Fish from the stream, and roasted locusts
(b) Three goats, fowls, foo-foo, yam pottage, egusi soup, bitter-leaf soup, palm-wine and kola nuts
(c) Yams wrapped in palm leaves and roasted with palm oil
(d) Roasted locusts and small wild birds
4. After speaking with the elders of nine villages, what does Okonkwo tell Ikemefuna about what is going to happen to him?
(a) That he is free to go.
(b) That he is being killed.
(c) That he is being exiled.
(d) That he is going home.
5. 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 spirits announce that he has to be buried at night.
(d) The oldest man of the village is always buried after dark.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens to twins born in Umuofia?
2. How is Okonkwo going to thank his mother's people for helping him during his seven years in exile?
3. Okonkwo is sitting in his obi with Ikemefuna and Nwoye, eating dried locusts when Ogbuefi Ezeudu comes with a message. What is the message?
4. What is the name of the man that the ekwe announces to Umuofia?
5. How does Ekwefi and Ezinma harvest the cassava for the feast?
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